puce

Etymology

From French couleur puce (“flea-colored”), from Latin pūlex (“flea”).

noun

  1. A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
    puce:
    dark puce:
    For blacks, browns, puces, and violets, the acetate or tartrate of iron must be employed. 1881, Alvin Wood Chase, Dr. Chase's Recipes Or, Information for Everybody, page 596

adj

  1. Of a brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.

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