How do you use Puce in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like brown or brownness, plus the exact meaning.
Puce meaning
A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
Using Puce
- The main meaning on this page is: A brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- Useful related words include: brown, brownness.
Context around Puce
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Puce
- In this selection, "puce" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, maroon and markings stand out and add context to how "puce" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include i am puce with embarrassment and stray into puce or chartreuse. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "puce" sits close to words such as aaas, aacc and aacs, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with puce
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The cordate leaves of Psychopsis limminghei are light brownish-green with maroon-puce markings, created by flower pigments. (18 words)
The attention is overwhelming; by the time I have been talked into a table and chosen some fish, I am puce with embarrassment. (23 words)
The ideal hue is lighter than the ochre yellows you may have seen recently, and has a slight blue/green undertone but doesn’t stray into puce or chartreuse. (29 words)
Given China’s tendency to interfere in others affairs (while going puce in the face and squealing if anyone even so much as mildly disagrees with anything they do) it does make you wonder? (34 words)
The ideal hue is lighter than the ochre yellows you may have seen recently, and has a slight blue/green undertone but doesn’t stray into puce or chartreuse. (29 words)
The attention is overwhelming; by the time I have been talked into a table and chosen some fish, I am puce with embarrassment. (23 words)
Given China’s tendency to interfere in others affairs (while going puce in the face and squealing if anyone even so much as mildly disagrees with anything they do) it does make you wonder? (34 words)
Example sentences (4)
The attention is overwhelming; by the time I have been talked into a table and chosen some fish, I am puce with embarrassment.
The ideal hue is lighter than the ochre yellows you may have seen recently, and has a slight blue/green undertone but doesn’t stray into puce or chartreuse.
Given China’s tendency to interfere in others affairs (while going puce in the face and squealing if anyone even so much as mildly disagrees with anything they do) it does make you wonder?
The cordate leaves of Psychopsis limminghei are light brownish-green with maroon-puce markings, created by flower pigments.