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[ mohv ] / moʊv / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mauve ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna pale bluish purple. a purple dye obtained from aniline, discovered in 1856: the first of the coal-tar dyes. adjectiveof the color of mauve: a mauve dress. Origin of mauve1855–60; <French: literally, mallow <Latin malvamallow Words nearby mauvemausoleum, Mauthner's sheath, mauvaise foi, mauvais pas, mauvais quart d'heure, mauve, mauve decade, maven, maverick, mavis, Mavors Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mauveThe village houses are done up in pale gray and mauve and preside over lawns so neat and green they look like carpeting. The Stacks: The Searing Story of How Murder Stalked a Tiny New York Town|E. Jean Carroll|April 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST The opening look combined a light turquoise, slinky evening gown with a mauve headpiece. Gareth Pugh's Sci-Fi Galaxy|Liza Foreman|September 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST Wool lace blouses with dolman sleeves topped slim matching skirts in shades of pea green and mauve. Rodarte Channels Australia In Fall Show for New York Fashion Week|Robin Givhan|February 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST So far as 'blue' and 'mauve' are concerned, 'blue' is the colour of Vishnu and characterizes most of his incarnations. The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry|W. G. Archer
Leslie threaded her needle with mauve silk, then took up her mushroom—and her theme—once more. The Boy with Wings|Berta Ruck Nanty dropped gracefully into a wicker basket-chair, and settled her mauve taffeta gown comfortably and elegantly. Dimbie and I--and Amelia|Mabel Barnes-Grundy You may lay out my best shirred-front shirt and my mauve tie, and see that my silk socks match the latter. Jack and the Check Book|John Kendrick Bangs Upon one side of this cloud there was fastened with a sort of jewel a long, soft feather of a slightly deeper tint of mauve. An Idyll of All Fools' Day|Josephine Daskam Bacon
British Dictionary definitions for mauve
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 mauveC19: from French, from Latin malva mallow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to mauveNo One Pronounces These 10 Words The SameGif? Jif? Geez, we're sure you'll have strong opinions on each of these pronunciations. Words related to mauveplum, lavender, lilac, violet, violaceous |