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mauve

UK/məʊv/ US/mɔv/ rare
adjective (1) noun (1)

adjective

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noun

1.

Origin

Borrowed from French mauve (“mallow”), from Latin malva, which has a purple colour. Doublet of mallow. Coined in 1856 by the chemist William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.

Phrases

  • mauve box
  • mauve stinger
  • Perkin's mauve

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