He does not understand the soul-agony of a man who makes his first appearance in puce. From Wordnik.com. [The Black Moth: A Romance of the XVIII Century] Reference
Alpha-naphthylamine, Bluish claret red; Reddish puce. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Cotton Fabrics A Practical Handbook for the Dyer and Student] Reference
"There, that one is amber, that puce, there citrine.". From Wordnik.com. [Night Arrant]
Thin puce suspenders held up blue and white trousers. From Wordnik.com. [The Man Who Used the Universe]
A very bright red tint of puce is obtained by using. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics] Reference
She lowers herself carefully into the ugly puce chair. From Wordnik.com. [leaving usually means goodbye] Reference
Over there in the puce satin trimmed with some sort of fur. From Wordnik.com. [Desire for Revenge]
When he got going on this stuff, he went puce and often wept. From Wordnik.com. [The Satanic Verses]
Iranaputra waved something puce and palatable at his friends. From Wordnik.com. [Codgerspace]
And the hit of Louis XVI's court had been, I'm not kidding, puce. From Wordnik.com. [Futures Imperfect]
The large eyes of Bicket regarded him over a puce-coloured sixpennyworth. From Wordnik.com. [The White Monkey] Reference
Her top half was covered by woollen garments in varying shades of dull puce. From Wordnik.com. [Tied Up in Tinsel]
# -- A very bright shade of puce is dyed by using Methyl Violet R, and 10 lb. From Wordnik.com. [The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics] Reference
He had gone a sort of puce by the time he managed to squeeze out the next words. From Wordnik.com. [Drums of Autumn]
"And it wasn't pale puce and it wasn't ultramarine," broke in Percival impatiently. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-11] Reference
Gold-plated faucets or a bathroom tiled in puce won't add to the value of your home. From Wordnik.com. [How to sell your home in a down market] Reference
The puce-colored walls of the studio were completely covered with unframed canvases. From Wordnik.com. [Visiting Gertrude and Alice] Reference
The superior man did not use a deep purple, or a puce color, in the ornaments of his dress. From Wordnik.com. [The Analects] Reference
Ivor supported the sagging body as the legal analyst gurgled thickly and his face turned puce. From Wordnik.com. [Perseus Spur]
At the curb below stood a dyspeptically stuffed limousine, guarded by two men in puce liveries. From Wordnik.com. [The Nest Builder] Reference
Madame Bauche was dressed in a new puce silk dress, and looked very magnificent on the occasion. From Wordnik.com. [Tales of all countries] Reference
"First time in a simiespin for sure," Pocomcln chuckled, as the sky turned pale puce above them. From Wordnik.com. [The End of The Matter]
Nor was Scaurus, who simply got to his feet and looked down his nose at the puce-faced Ahenobarbus. From Wordnik.com. [The First Man in Rome]
Henri said thoughtfully, his gaze on a trim woman in puce who had just disappeared through the doors. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Sara]
Watteau costume -- red-heeled slippers, brocaded petticoat, and bodice and train of puce-colored satin. From Wordnik.com. [The Aldine, Vol. 5, No. 1., January, 1872 A Typographic Art Journal] Reference
She spoke very clearly, sat for a moment thinking, then reached for a puce dressing-gown trimmed mulberry. From Wordnik.com. [The Hawk of Egypt] Reference
Mary put her arms around the priest's shoulders, give him an affectionate hug, and said: "You old sour puce.". From Wordnik.com. [Atonement] Reference
Meagre as a skeleton, he looked the genteelest phantom you can conceive, in puce velvet and steel embroideries. From Wordnik.com. [The Ladies A Shining Constellation of Wit and Beauty] Reference
He was dressed in a puce coat with sumptuous silver lacing, and his patrician face expressed nothing but polite sincerity. From Wordnik.com. [The Seduction Of Sara]
She parked her Explorer below the fluorescent Beach Bum sign and ran up the rickety puce-green staircase for a quick bake. From Wordnik.com. [Merger of Rudy-Judi, But Best Man Andrew Carries the Big Day] Reference
She was attired in her usual morning apparel: a Harris tweed skirt, a blouse and three cardigans, the uppermost being puce in colour. From Wordnik.com. [Tied Up in Tinsel]
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