puce
(noun) a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
Source: WordNet® 3.1
puce (countable and uncountable, plural puces)
A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
puce (comparative more puce, superlative most puce)
Of a brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
Source: Wiktionary
Puce, a. Etym: [F., fr. puce a flea, L. pulex, pulicis.]
Definition: Of a dark brown or brownish purple color.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
Decaffeinated coffee is not caffeine-free. Studies from the National Institute of Health (US) have shown that virtually all decaf coffee types contain caffeine. A 236-ml (8-oz) cup of decaf coffee contains up to 7 mg of caffeine, whereas a regular cup provided 70-140 mg.
