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ponceaux

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pon⋅ceau

  [pon-soh]
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–noun
1. a vivid red to reddish-orange color.
–adjective
2. having the color ponceau.
Origin:
1825–35; < F (cf. OF pouncel poppy), perh. dim. of paon peacock < L pāvōn- (s. of pāvō)
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Main Entry: Pon·ceau
Pronunciation: "pän-'sO
Function: noun
: any of several azo dyes (as Biebrich scarlet) giving red colors and used asbiological stains
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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