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phœniceous
phœniceous, a. (fiːˈnɪʃiːəs) Also phenicious. [f. as prec. + -ous.] Applied to a bright red.[1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xix. xxv. (1495) 877 Colour that highte Pheniceus: therwyth the cheyf and pryncypall letters of bokes ben writen.] 1866 Treas. Bot., Phœniceous, pure lively red, with a mixture of...
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puniceous
puniceous, a. (pjuːˈnɪʃiːəs) Also 8 erron. -ious. [f. L. pūnice-us Punic; also red, purple-coloured (f. Pūnic-us Punic, with suffix -eus) + -ous.] Of a bright red, purplish-red, or reddish-yellow colour: cf. phœniceous.1730 Bailey (folio), Puniceous (in Botan. Writ.) of a scarlet Colour. 1768 [W. Do...
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