piceous

piceous
/pis"ee euhs, puy"see euhs/, adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or resembling pitch.
2. inflammable; combustible.
3. Zool. black or nearly black as pitch.
[1640-50; < L piceus made of pitch, equiv. to pice- (s. of pix) PITCH2 + -us adj. suffix; see -OUS]

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  • piceous — [pis′ē əs, pī′sēəs] adj. [L piceus < pix,PITCH1] 1. of or like pitch 2. Zool. black as pitch …   English World dictionary

  • piceous — adjective Etymology: Latin piceus, from pic , pix pitch more at pitch Date: 1826 of, relating to, or resembling pitch; especially glossy brownish black in color < an insect with a piceous abdomen > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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  • piceous — like pitch; inflammable; reddish black Colour Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

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  • piceous — pic·e·ous …   English syllables

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  • piceous —   a. like pitch; inflammable …   Dictionary of difficult words

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