Hypertext Webster Gateway: "puce"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Puce \Puce\, a. [F., fr. puce a flea, L. pulex, pulicis.]
Of a dark brown or brownish purple color.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
puce
n : a color varying from dark purplish brown to dark red
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