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puce
adjective as in brown
noun as in red
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It was hard, at this stage, not to feel sorry for the man, not to wince each time the camera panned to his puce-complexioned face.
Madame Bauche was dressed in a new puce silk dress, and looked very magnificent on the occasion.
Another dress, composed of deep violet or puce-color silk, has the flounces edged also with rows of black velvet.
Apparently the geranium red costume is Sunday only, the week-day is this maroon, or puce, or madder-brown.
She wore a puce silk paletot, and a brown hat trimmed with black lace; an unbecoming costume for one so tall.
Puce colour is communicated by logwood with a little alum; which may be modified by the addition of a little Brazil wood.
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On this page you'll find 83 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to puce, such as: amber, bay, beige, bister, brick, and bronze.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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