mauve /məʊv $ moʊv/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'mallow' , from Latin malva ; ⇨ ↑ mallow ]
a pale purple colour
—mauve adjective :
mauve flowers
mauve /məʊv $ moʊv/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: French ; Origin: 'mallow' , from Latin malva ; ⇨ ↑ mallow ]
a pale purple colour
—mauve adjective :
mauve flowers
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012