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mauve Tweet Definition of mauve Like Definition of mauve on Facebook
noun 
  1. (historical) A bright purple synthetic dye.
  2. (colour) The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet color, colour.
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Translations: 
  • Dutch: mauve , paars
  • French: mauve
    1. French, mauve
    2. Italian: malva
    3. Spanish: malva
adjective 
  1. (colour) having a pale purple colour.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: mauve, paars
Etymology: From French mauveFrench, mauve, from Latin malva, "mallow", which has a purple colour. First coined in 1856 by the chemist w:William Henry Perkin, William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.

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