PUCE


Meaning of PUCE in English

/ pjuːs; NAmE / adjective

reddish-purple in colour :

His face was puce with rage.

►  puce noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

late 18th cent.: from French , literally flea(-colour) , from Latin pulex , pulic- .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.