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puces

puces is the plural of puce.

Meaning of puce

Noun

puce (countable and uncountable, plural puces)

  1. A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
    • 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

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Questions about puces

What is puces the plural of?
Puces is the plural of puce.

Words near puces in the dictionary

  1. Pucellis
  2. pucels
  3. pucer
  4. puceron
  5. pucerons
  6. puces
  7. pucest
  8. Puchacay
  9. Puchacze
  10. Puchaczów
  11. Puchalski

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