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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According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.

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