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mauve
[ mohv ]
/ moʊv /
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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.
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Origin of mauve
1855–60; <French: literally, mallow <Latin malvamallow
Words nearby mauve
Mauser, mausoleum, mauvaise foi, mauvais pas, mauvais quart d'heure, mauve, mauve decade, maven, maverick, mavis, Mavors
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British Dictionary definitions for mauve
mauve
/ (məʊv) /
noun
- any of various pale to moderate pinkish-purple or bluish-purple colours
- (as adjective)a mauve flower
Also called: Perkin's mauve, mauveine (ˈməʊviːn, -vɪn) a reddish-purple aniline dye
Word Origin for mauve
C19: from French, from Latin malva mallow
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