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mauve
[ mohv ]
noun
- a pale bluish purple.
- a purple dye obtained from aniline, discovered in 1856: the first of the coal-tar dyes.
adjective
- of the color of mauve:
a mauve dress.
mauve
/ ³¾É™ÊŠ±¹ /
noun
- any of various pale to moderate pinkish-purple or bluish-purple colours
- ( as adjective )
a mauve flower
- Also calledPerkin's mauvemauveineˈ³¾É™ÊŠ±¹iËn-vɪn a reddish-purple aniline dye
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of mauve1
Example Sentences
She also made one for herself in something of a mauve color that my sister has and which she gave to me first thing after the fire.
This year, political pundits are doubling down on the idea that Orange County’s mauve march continues.
They’re seemingly white at a distance, but look closely, and you’ll find each pearly bloom has watercolor shades of blue, grass green and grayed mauve with a golden center.
“We have never done this color before. It’s a light mauve and darker violet. It sort of recalls the landscape of France.â€
Anyone over the age of 45 will likely remember the “it†colors of the 1980s — black and mauve.
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