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Bice vs Tice - What's the difference?

bice | tice |

As nouns the difference between bice and tice

is that bice is a pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt while tice is (cricket) a ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

As a verb tice is

(obsolete) to entice.

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

    *

    tice

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (cricket) A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in front of the wicket.

    • Etymology 2

    Aphetic form of entice.

    Verb

    (tic)
  • (obsolete) To entice.
    • (The Coronation)
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