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Bice vs Bace - What's the difference?

bice | bace |

As nouns the difference between bice and bace

is that bice is a pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt while bace is (rare) a blow; a drubbing or bace can be .

As an adjective bace is

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As a verb bace is

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bice

English

Alternative forms

* bise

Noun

  • A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.
  • A cobalt blue pigment.

    • Derived terms

    * bice blue * bice green

    See also

    *

    bace

    English

    Etymology 1

    From dialectal English (compare Old (etyl) bais, .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rare) A blow; a drubbing.

    • Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)

    • Verb

    (bac)
    • (Webster 1913)