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Puce vs Luce - What's the difference?

puce | luce |

As nouns the difference between puce and luce

is that puce is a brownish-purple color. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, deep red to dark grayish purple while luce is the pike, Esox lucius, when fully grown.

As an adjective puce

is of a brownish-purple color. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, deep red to dark grayish purple.

As a proper noun Luce is

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puce

English

(wikipedia puce)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a brownish-purple color. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, deep red to dark grayish purple.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of a brownish-purple color. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, deep red to dark grayish purple.

    • See also

    * ----

    luce

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The pike, Esox lucius , when fully grown.
  • * , II.12:
    • As wee hunt after beasts, so Tygers and Lyons hunt after men, and have a like exercise one upon another: Hounds over the Hare; the Pike or Luce over the Tench.
    (Halliwell)
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