bice
pronunciation
How to pronounce bice in British English:
UK [baɪs]
How to pronounce bice in American English:
US [ baɪs]
Word Origin
- bice (n.)
- "pale blue color," early 15c., shortened from blew bis "blue bice," from French bis "swarthy, brownish-gray" (12c.), cognate with Italian bigio; of unknown origin. Via French combinations azur bis, vert bis the word came into English with a sense of "blue" or "green."
Example
- 1. His father larry bice had traveled to madrid to help in the search .
- 2. Don 't be an attorney , don 't be a musician , ' " says bice .
- 3. On tuesday , garcia said she had no idea how bice had gone missing .
- 4. After bice went missing , friends put up posters of him around the city .
- 5. Far as the eye extends , all are becoming golden from bice in the prostemmatic cornfield .