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Meaning of "puce" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PUCE

Shortened from French couleur puce flea colour, from Latin pūlex flea.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PUCE

puce  [pjuːs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PUCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Puce is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PUCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of puce in the English dictionary

The definition of puce in the dictionary is a colour varying from deep red to dark purplish-brown.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PUCE


co-produce
ˌkəʊprəˈdjuːs
conduce
kənˈdjuːs
deduce
dɪˈdjuːs
deuce
djuːs
educe
ɪˈdjuːs
induce
ɪnˈdjuːs
introduce
ˌɪntrəˈdjuːs
misuse
ˌmɪsˈjuːs
obtuse
əbˈtjuːs
produce
prəˈdjuːs
profuse
prəˈfjuːs
reduce
rɪˈdjuːs
reintroduce
ˌriːɪntrəˈdjuːs
reproduce
ˌriːprəˈdjuːs
seduce
sɪˈdjuːs
single-use
ˌsɪŋɡəlˈjuːs
traduce
trəˈdjuːs
transduce
trænzˈdjuːs
Zeus
zjuːs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PUCE

publishing house
publishment
Puccini
puccoon
pucelage
pucelle
puck
puck hog
pucka
pucker
puckered
puckerer
puckerood
puckery
puckfist
puckish
puckishly
puckishness
puckle
puckout

WORDS THAT END LIKE PUCE

barbecue sauce
brown sauce
Bruce
cream sauce
douce
duce
Glauce
hollandaise sauce
Il Duce
lettuce
luce
mint sauce
sauce
sitka spruce
soy sauce
spruce
tomato sauce
truce
white spruce
Worcestershire sauce

Synonyms and antonyms of puce in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «puce» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PUCE

Find out the translation of puce to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of puce from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «puce» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

深褐色
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

puce
570 millions of speakers

English

puce
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

puce
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اللون الأحمر الداكن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

красновато-коричневый
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

puce
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তাম্রাভ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

puce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Puce
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

puce
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

暗褐色
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

puce
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Puce
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

màu nâu
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செங்கல் நிறமான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

प्यूस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

mor
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

color pulce
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

puce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

червонувато - коричневий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

puce
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

puce
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

puce
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

puce
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

puce
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of puce

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PUCE»

The term «puce» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.013 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PUCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «puce» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «puce» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about puce

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PUCE»

Discover the use of puce in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to puce and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Puce is Pretty
A color alphabet book with exotic color names from azure to zinc and advanced vocabulary words at the bottom of each page to find in the pictures.
Linda Mackin, 2009
2
The bloody English women of the Maison Puce
Alice Barnes, the wrong side of fifty, and recently dumped after twenty - nine years of marriage, has been seduced by a fantasy.
Jill Laurimore, 2002
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The Cognitive Neuroscience of Face Processing
tently show activation of ventral and, to a lesser extent, lateral temporo-occipital cortex (Puce, Allison, Asgari, Gore, & McCarthy, 1996; Puce, Allison, Gore, & McCarthy, 1995; Puce, Allison, Spencer, Spencer, & McCarthy, 1997). Event- related ...
Nancy Kanwisher, Morris Moscovitch, 2000
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Antigua, Penny, Puce ; And, They Hanged My Saintly Billy
But, this novel asks, was he a poisoner? The doctor's trial takes place in 1856, and the novel has all the immediacy and spiciness of contemporary life.
Robert Graves, Ian McCormick, 2003
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The Miller and Simmons families: genealogy and history ...
4/20A988 Page 1 HUSBAND Saruel Bradford SCVMCN3-1423 BCFN: CHFL: MARR: DUD: BUR-: B SEP 1902 21 FEB 1935 14 AUG 1984 PUCE: SajicimiLufSacicandiLu Gb., California PUCE: PUCE: San Francisco, San Francisco Gb, ...
‎1993
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Foundations of Speech Act Theory: Philosophical and ...
at that time, Ed has just crawled out of a tub of puce dye into which he had fallen. Then that sentence, with those values of its parameters, might state truth. But it also might state falsehood. What would be said in it on some occasions is refuted  ...
S.L. Tsohatzidis, 2002
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The New Cognitive Neurosciences
Five studies used fMRI methodology: (+) Area LO (Malach et al., 1995); (•) face matching (Clarke et al., 1996); (•) faces greater than letter- strings (Puce et al., 1996); (A) faces greater than objects (Kan- wisher, McDermott, and Chun, 1997);  ...
Michael S. Gazzaniga, Emilio Bizzi, 2000
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Perception: Essays After Frege
Combine what effect—represents the presence of something puce and what effect—represents the presence of a Porsche however you like, and all you get so far is something which effect—represents the presence of something puce, and the ...
Charles Travis, 2013
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Kenya Gazette
... ARE NOW OBTAIN \BLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PRESS Customs Trade Report foi 1928 Price Sh 5, Posted, Price Sh 5/75 Agricultural Depaitment Repoit, 1928 Pi ice Sh 5, Posted, Puce Sh 5/75 Agncultuial Census Eepoit, 1928 Puce ...
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The Tale of the Twins
La Puce ducked and felt the sword knock off his hat, effectively cutting it in two. He felt his long, orange-colored hair fall from under the hat, rustling against his trench coat in a thick mass to about his mid- back. Vladimir stilled for a moment and ...
Dairenna VonRavenstone, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PUCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term puce is used in the context of the following news items.
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T'as fait quoi samedi soir ? Je me suis implanté une puce sous la peau
#ImplantParty. Découvrir, de bon matin, ce hastag sur Twitter, ça fait un effet bizarre. J'avais ressenti la même chose en apprenant qu'une équipe de chercheurs ... «Rue89, Jun 15»
2
Une puce satellitaire à l'oreille, une Algérienne fraude au bac
La candidate avait dans l'oreille une puce électronique "sophistiquée" lui permettant de se faire dicter les réponses par un correspondant utilisant une ... «BFMTV.COM, Jun 15»
3
Portsmouth FC supporters turn puce at sponsorship deal for …
Portsmouth FC supporters turn puce at sponsorship deal for Spinnaker Tower. Pompey fans furious at deal with Emirates airline to paint city's landmark colours ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
4
Loke Rahbek and Puce Mary announce collaborative album for …
Take for example the upcoming collaborative album from Puce Mary (a.k.a. Frederikke Hoffmeier) and Loke Rahbek (one half of Posh Isolation, operating ... «Tiny Mix Tapes, Apr 15»
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Lust For Youth's Loke Rahbek and Puce Mary explore The Female …
Loke Rahbek and Puce Mary will release The Female Form via Posh Isolation ... scene that includes Iceage, Lower as well as Rahbek's collaborator Puce Mary. «Resident Advisor, Apr 15»
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Everything Stays The Same: Puce Mary Interviewed
You could describe the music Frederikke Hoffmeier makes as Puce Mary as industrial noise, but that could mean just about anything. A common thread in her ... «The Quietus, Feb 15»
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PM's own backbenchers tear into David Cameron over immigration
The Prime Minister was 'puce-faced' as Tory MPs queued up to challenge his record on reducing the flow of immigrants into the UK and demand answers to ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
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Une puce contraceptive télécommandée pour 2018?
Installée sous la peau des femmes, une puce développée par une entreprise américaine pourrait être utilisée pour une durée allant jusqu'à 16 ans en guise de ... «Radio-Canada, Jul 14»
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Puce Mary: "Courses" (via SoundCloud)
... on Posh Isolation, demonstrates that Hoffmeier has a knack for conjuring the devil from the details. Puce Mary: "Courses" (via SoundCloud). « Previous Track ... «Pitchfork Media, Jun 14»
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Puce Mary playing NY's Alright afterparty tonight, LA's Posh Isolation …
Last minute Friday night plans alert: Denmark's Puce Mary, a Posh Isolation affiliate noise artist who has plans to play that label's LA fest in May, will play the US ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Apr 14»

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« EDUCALINGO. Puce [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/puce>. Apr 2024 ».
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