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]
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. 2012