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puce definition

puce (pyo̵̅o̅s)

noun

brownish purple

Etymology: Fr, lit., a flea < L pulex, flea

adjective

of the color puce

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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