PICEOUS

Etymology

Adjective

piceous (comparative more piceous, superlative most piceous)

(obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to pitch (ā€œa sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling turpentine or wood tar, or crude oil or tarā€); having a quality like pitch; pitchlike, pitchy.

(chiefly, entomology) Resembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown.

Source: Wiktionary


Pic"e*ous, a. Etym: [L. piceus, fr. pix, picis, pitch.]

Definition: Of or pertaining to pitch; resembling pitch in color or quality; pitchy.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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