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bice^¹

/baɪs/

Rhymes with -aɪs

Where it comes from

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

noun bices · bise

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

Bice^²

proper noun Bices

A surname.

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bice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/bice

Chicago

"bice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/bice.

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@misc{bice_2026,
  title = {bice},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/bice},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}