Pronunciations (2)
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/pjuːs/
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/ˈpjʉs/
Pronunciation notes
- Northern-Ireland
- Scotland
Noun
A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
Usage- Countable
- Uncountable
- Examples
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For blacks, browns, puces, and violets, the acetate or tartrate of iron must be employed.
More examples (1)
"Laws can be changed," said Fudge savagely. "Of course they can," said Dumbledore, inclining his head. "And you certainly seem to be making many changes, Cornelius. Why, in the few short weeks since I was asked to leave the Wizengamot, it has already become the practice to hold a full criminal trial to deal with a simple matter of underage magic!" A few of the wizards above them shifted uncomfortably in their seats. Fudge turned a slightly deeper shade of puce. The toadlike witch on the right, however, merely glanced at Dumbledore, her face quite expressionless.
Adjective
Of a brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
Noun
a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red