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How to pronounce puce in English?

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Type Words
Type of brown, brownness

Examples of puce

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The national park fuhrers will make sure you do not paint your window frames puce.
From the guardian.co.uk
Let the country be relieved that Old Glory's design does not include puce or mauve.
From the washingtonpost.com
His puce complexion looks wrecked, his exaggeratedly greasy hair bodes badly.
From the guardian.co.uk
Intimate puce-colored banquettes are reminiscent of old-Hollywood glamour.
From the usatoday.com
Damselflies in lurid shades of aqua and puce hovered lazily beside us.
From the time.com
Most would turn puce at the thought of mentioning her in the same breath with Margot Fonteyn.
From the time.com
In the 1970s, innovations in polyesters brought dullish tones like avocado and puce into fashion.
From the time.com
Cast on one side, the puce face was dark and blotched.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The giant gates of the Olympic park at Stratford are puce.
From the economist.com
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  • A color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
  • Puce (often misspelled as "puse","peuse" or "peuce") is a color that is defined as ranging from reddish-brown to purplish-brown, with the latter being the more widely-accepted definition found in reputable sources. Puce is a shade of red. ...
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  • A brownish-purple color. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, deep red to dark grayish purple; Of a brownish-purple color. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, deep red to dark grayish purple