Meaning & use
Puce
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A dark brownish-purple or reddish-brown color.
See it in a sentence
The walls of the old study were painted a deep, unfashionable puce.
Her face turned puce with embarrassment after the mishap.
A note on using this word
The name comes from the French word for 'flea,' since the color resembles the reddish-brown stain left by a crushed flea.
Words with a similar meaning
maroonmauve
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Another way to use it
2. adjective
Of a dark brownish-purple or reddish-brown color.
She wore a puce velvet dress to the gala.
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