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mauve

American  
[mohv] / moʊv /

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 British  
/ məʊv /

noun

    1. any of various pale to moderate pinkish-purple or bluish-purple colours

    2. ( as adjective )

      a mauve flower

  2. Also called: Perkin's mauve.   mauveine.  a reddish-purple aniline dye

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Etymology

Origin of mauve

1855–60; < French: literally, mallow < Latin malva mallow

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