Wiktionary:Word of the day/2020/January 28

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

edit · refresh · view
Word of the day
for January 28
piceous adj
  1. (obsolete, rare) 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; pitchlike, pitchy.
  2. (chiefly entomology) Resembling pitch in colour; a very dark brown.
    piceous:  
← yesterday | About Word of the Day • Nominate a word • Leave feedback | tomorrow →
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/2020/January_28&oldid=58578570"