The puccoon dye was used as a sort of body rouge; it rubbed off on English linen quite easily, as Byrd's men discovered.
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Puccoon
/pəˈkuːn/
Synonyms for "puccoon" (5 found)
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Noun(1 words)
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Noun(2 words)
lithospermum carolinienseredroot
Related words (2)
Noun(2 words)
sanguinaria canadensistetterwort
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2 entriesherbherbaceous plant
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their head and shoulders [were] painted red, with Oyle and Pocones mingled together, which Scarlet-like colour made an exceeding handsome shew ….
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