A.Word.A.Day with Anu Garg puce PRONUNCIATION: (pyoos) MEANING: noun: A dark red or brownish purple color. adjective: Of this color. ETYMOLOGY: From French puce (flea), from Latin pulex (flea). Earliest documented use: 1778. Other terms coined after the flea are flea market, a direct translation of French marché aux puces and ukulele (from Hawaiian, literally leaping flea, perhaps from the rapid motion of the fingers in playing it). USAGE: An increasingly puce Mr Farage complained about Britains loss of sovereignty. The Third Man; The Economist (London, UK); Mar 29, 2014. A THOUGHT FOR TODAY: Our society must make it right and possible for old people not to fear the young or be deserted by them, for the test of a civilization is the way that it cares for its helpless members. -Pearl S. Buck, Nobelist novelist (1892-1973)
Posted on: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 13:00:00 +0000
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