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mauve

[ mohv ]

noun

  1. a pale bluish purple.
  2. a purple dye obtained from aniline, discovered in 1856: the first of the coal-tar dyes.


adjective

  1. of the color of mauve:

    a mauve dress.

mauve

/ ³¾É™ÊŠ±¹ /

noun

    1. any of various pale to moderate pinkish-purple or bluish-purple colours
    2. ( as adjective )

      a mauve flower

  1. Also calledPerkin's mauvemauveineˈ³¾É™ÊŠ±¹iËn-vɪn a reddish-purple aniline dye
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mauve1

1855–60; < French: literally, mallow < Latin malva mallow
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of mauve1

C19: from French, from Latin malva mallow
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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.

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This year, political pundits are doubling down on the idea that Orange County’s mauve march continues.

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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.

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“We have never done this color before. It’s a light mauve and darker violet. It sort of recalls the landscape of France.â€

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Anyone over the age of 45 will likely remember the “it†colors of the 1980s — black and mauve.

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