Mauve Definition

mōv
mauves, mauvest
noun
A purple dye and pigment that is produced by oxidizing aniline: used on wool, silk, etc.
Webster's New World
Any of several shades of delicate purple.
Webster's New World

The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

Wiktionary
adjective
mauvest
Of such a color.
Webster's New World
Having a pale purple colour.
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Other Word Forms of Mauve

Noun

Singular:
mauve
Plural:
mauves

Adjective

Base Form:
mauve
Superlative:
mauvest

Origin of Mauve

  • From French mauve, from Latin malva, "˜mallow', which has a purple colour. First coined in 1856 by the chemist William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.

    From Wiktionary

  • French from Old French mallow from Latin malva mallow

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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