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perse

adjective \ˈpərs\

Definition of PERSE

:  of a dark grayish blue resembling indigo
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Origin of PERSE

Middle English pers, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin persus
First Known Use: 15th century

Other Color Terms

argentine, cerise, cerulean, cyan, ocher, puce, taupe, vermilion

Rhymes with PERSE

birse, burse, curse, Erse, hearse, nurse, purse, terce, terse, verse, worse

Perse

biographical name

Definition of PERSE

St. John — see Aléxis Saint-Léger léger

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3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. perse
  2. per se
  3. qui facit per alium facit per se
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