puce

[pyoos] / pyus /

ADJECTIVE

brown

Synonyms

STRONG

amber bay beige bister brick bronze buff chestnut chocolate cinnamon cocoa coffee copper drab dust ecru fawn ginger hazel henna khaki mahogany nut brown ochre russet rust sepia sorrel tan toast umber

WEAK

auburn burnt sienna snuff-colored tawny terra-cotta

NOUN

red

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cardinal coral crimson flaming glowing maroon rose wine

STRONG

blooming blush brick burgundy carmine cerise cherry chestnut claret copper dahlia fuchsia garnet geranium infrared magenta pink ruby russet rust salmon sanguine scarlet titian vermilion

WEAK

bloodshot florid flushed healthy inflamed roseate rosy rubicund ruddy rufescent

Example Sentences

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The area around Kings Cross and Euston was bedecked in blue shirts, the odd kilt and a lot of puce flesh as Thursday dragged on.

From The Guardian

In the UK, the term “gammon” gained currency in the early 2010s as a pejorative apparently inspired by the puce skin tone of enraged, middle-aged middle Englanders.

From The Guardian

Vernon Dursley, whose mustache was quite as bushy as Dumbledore’s, though black, and who was wearing a puce dressing gown, was staring at the visitor as though he could not believe his tiny eyes.

From Literature

Lambert spent most of his time doing shuttle runs along the edge of the technical area, jawing in the ear of the fourth official, his face turning a curious shade of puce.

From The Guardian

The discrepancy is like the scene in The Wizard of Oz when the curtain is drawn away to reveal the wrinkly, puce old fool working the levers.

From The Guardian

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