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piceous

adj
/ˈpɪ.sɪ.əs/UK/ˈpɪ.si.əs/US

Etymology

From Latin piceus (“like pitch; pitch-black”) + -ous (suffix forming adjectives denoting possession or presence of a quality). Piceus is derived from pix (“pitch, tar”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *peyH- (“fat; milk”)) + -eus (suffix forming adjectives indicating the sources of attributes). The English word is cognate with Italian piceo (“like pitch; of a dark brown colour”), Spanish piceo (“like pitch; of a dark brown colour”).

  1. derived from *peyH-✻ — “fat; milk”
  2. derived from piceus — “like pitch; pitch-black”

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to pitch (“a sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling…

    Of or pertaining to pitch (“a sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling turpentine or wood tar, or crude oil or tar”); having a quality like pitch.

  2. Resembling pitch in colour

    Resembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown.

    • Piciroſtris. Oblong, black: ſilvery-ſilky: ſnout half way and legs piceous.
    • The colour of the upper part is a mixture of yellowish-white and piceous disposed in dots, exactly resembling mosaic work, […]
    • Abdomen with shining cinereous tomentum, and with five lines of piceous spots; […] Tibiæ piceous towards the tips; tarsi piceous.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA