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Definition of Mauve

1. Adjective. Of a pale to moderate greyish violet color.

Definition of Mauve

1. n. A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.

Definition of Mauve

1. Noun. (historical) A bright purple synthetic dye. ¹

2. Noun. The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour. ¹

3. Adjective. having a pale purple colour. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mauve

1. a purple color [n -S]

Medical Definition of Mauve

1. A colour of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac. Mauve aniline, a dyestuff produced artificially by the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first discovered of the so-called coal-tar, or aniline, dyes. It consists of the sulphate of mauveine, and is a dark brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a beatiful purple colour. Synonym: aniline purple, violine, etc. Origin: F, mallow, L. Malva. So named from the similarity of the colour to that of the petals of common mallow, Malva sylvestris. See Mallow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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