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Puce vs Puke - What's the difference?

puce | puke |

As nouns the difference between puce and puke

is that puce is a brownish-purple color. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, deep red to dark grayish purple while puke is vomit.

As adjectives the difference between puce and puke

is that puce is of a brownish-purple color. According to the American Heritage Dictionary, deep red to dark grayish purple while puke is a fine grade of woolen cloth.

As a verb puke is

to vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.

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

    * ----

    puke

    English

    Etymology 1

    1581, first mention is the derivative . More at (l).

    Noun

  • (uncountable) vomit.
  • * 2007', '''', The Guardian Science blog, "The latest in the war on terror: the ' puke saber"
    • the puke saber [...] pulses light over rapidly changing wavelengths, apparently inducing "disorientation, nausea and even vomiting"
  • (countable) A drug that induces vomiting.
  • (countable) A worthless, despicable person.
    • Synonyms
    * See * (person) rotter

    Verb

    (puk)
  • (transitive, and, intransitive) To vomit; to throw up; to eject from the stomach.
  • * 1599 ,
    • At first the infant, Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms
    Synonyms
    * See
    Derived terms
    * puker

    Etymology 2

    (en)

    Adjective

    (-)
  • A fine grade of woolen cloth
    • 1599 ,
  • :* Puke -stocking caddis garter
  • A very dark, dull, brownish-red color.

    • References

    * wollencloth: Word Detective * The Universal Dictionary of English, 1896, 4 vols: "Of a dark colour, said to be between black and russet." ----