PUCE

puce

(noun) a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

puce (countable and uncountable, plural puces)

A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.

Adjective

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



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