PUCE


Meaning of PUCE in English

puce /pjuːs/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Language: French ; Origin: couleur de puce 'flea-color' , from Latin pulex 'flea' ]

dark brownish purple in colour

—puce noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.