bice

B3I1C3E1
/baɪs/

noun

A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.

OriginFrench bis →
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Meanings

bice1

nounbice (countable and uncountable, plural bices)

plural bices · alternative bise

  1. countableuncountableA pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate of copper, or from smalt.
  2. countableuncountableA cobalt blue pigment.

Bice2

proper nounBice (plural Bices)

plural Bices

  1. A surname.

Origin

  1. Frenchbis
  2. Englishbice

From French bis, akin to Italian bigio (“light gray, tawny”). Doublet of beige.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with bice

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Cite this entry
APA

bice. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bice

MLA

“bice.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bice. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bice,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bice.

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