单词 | puniceous |
释义 | Definition of puniceous in English:puniceousadjective pjuːˈnɪʃəs rare, historical
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin pūniceus bright red, scarlet, crimson (from Pūnicus + -eus, partly after purpureus purple, and partly after ancient Greek ϕοινίκεος: see phoeniceous) + -ous. Compare Spanish †puniceo, Italian puniceo. Definition of puniceous in US English:puniceousadjectivepjuːˈnɪʃəs rare, historical
OriginLate Middle English; earliest use found in John Trevisa (c1342–?1402), translator. From classical Latin pūniceus bright red, scarlet, crimson (from Pūnicus + -eus, partly after purpureus purple, and partly after ancient Greek ϕοινίκεος: see phoeniceous) + -ous. Compare Spanish † puniceo, Italian puniceo. |
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