About The Word Mauve
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Mauve
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What's The Definition Of Mauve?
[n] a moderate purple
[adj] of a pale to moderate grayish violet color Synonyms | Synonyms for Mauve: chromatic Related Terms | Find terms related to Mauve: amethystine | lavender | lilac | livid | magenta | mulberry | orchid | pansy-purple | plum-colored | plum-purple | purple | purplescent | purplish | purply | purpurate | purpure | purpureal | purpurean | purpureous | raisin-colored | violaceous | violet See Also | empurpled | purple | purpleness Mauve In Webster's Dictionary \Mauve\, n. [F., mallow, L. malva. So named from the
similarity of the color to that of the petals of common
mallow, Malva sylvestris. See {Mallow}.]
A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.
{Mauve aniline} (Chem.), 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 mauve["i]ne, and is a dark
brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a
beatiful purple color. Called also {aniline purple},
{violine}, etc.
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