Definition of Mave
Mauve (mōv), 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 mauveïne, and is a
dark brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a beatiful
purple color. Called also aniline purple, violine,
etc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- (colour) a pale purple or violet colour
mauve colour:
- (colour) having a pale purple colour.
French
- kind of flower
- mauve (colour)
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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