Sekirov Dictionary

mauve

/məʊv/

noun 2
adjective 1
forms 5

noun2

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A pale purple or violet colour, like the colour of the dye after it has faded.
- Never trust a woman who wears mauve, whatever her age may be, or a woman over thirty-five who is fond of pink ribbons. — 1891
(historical) A rich purple synthetic dye, which faded easily, briefly popular c. 1859‒1873 and now called mauveine.

adjective1

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Having a pale purple colour.
- [A]long their time-marked walls wistaria threw patches of mauve blossom. — 1936

forms

mauves · mauver · more mauve · mauvest · most mauve

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