MAUVE


Meaning of MAUVE in English

[ məʊv ]

■ noun

1》 a pale purple colour.

2》 historical a pale purple synthetic dye.

Derivatives

mauvish adjective

Origin

C19: from Fr., lit. 'mallow', from L. malva .

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