Puce definitions and example sentences on Wordnik

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The next morning was Easter, and, dressed in a new suit of puce-colored ferrandine, with fresh ruffles of finest lace, and a new plume in my hat, I walked decorously beside my aunt through the thronged streets, every one dressed in his best and every one going the same way -- to the Church of the Madeleine, to see the First Consul attend service.

—The Rose of Old St. Louis

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noun A deep red to dark grayish purple.

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There were 27 sendings and 32 pairs of silk shoes [ taffetat ]: 16 pairs of black, 5 pairs of gray, 3 of blue, 2 of russet, 2 of puce, and one each of carmelite and green all of silk. — Ruin of a Princess
It had been so popular it'd come in a whole variety of appetizing shades: young puce, old puce, puce-belly, puce-thigh, and puce-with-milk-fever. — Futures Imperfect
The clothes I think of taking with me are my puce-brown spagnolet coat, and the two waistcoats Now for something else. — The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol.1.
His coat was open, displaying a brilliant tie, and an expanse of puce-coloured shirt stretched tight across the diaphragm. — Color Scheme - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 12: 1943
He was coatless, and wore his puce-coloured shirt. — Color Scheme - Ngaio Marsh - Alleyn 12: 1943