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Meanings of
mauve
in English
Russian
лиловый
Portuguese
malva
Catalan
malva
Spanish
malva
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Mauve colour.
Related terms
color
Russian
лиловый
Russian
мовеин
Portuguese
mauveína
Catalan
mauveïna
Spanish
malveína
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Chemical compound and synthetic dye.
mauveine
aniline violet
aniline purple
perkin's purple
mauvine
Related terms
chemical compound
aniline dyes
Russian
мовеин
Mauve.
Related terms
chromatic
Usage of
mauve
in English
1
He finally rounds up a
mauve
number which he takes with him.
2
Mrs. Gray, in an attractive
mauve
house-gown, came in from the kitchen.
3
In the sky, splinters of
mauve
tore at curtains of purplish flame.
4
Several rivers traced bright silver threads across the
mauve
and jade vegetation.
5
The images dim to an impotent
mauve
and the stage act begins.
6
But the
mauve
color kept making him think it was too cold.
7
Madge, robed in the
mauve
gown, refused to have her hair touched.
8
Enormous, iridescent wings of violet and
mauve
fanned the air behind her.
9
Beyond that, it disappeared into the misty
mauve
shadows along the lake.
10
Audrey slipped the
mauve
ribbon off the box and lifted the lid.
11
A spot the size of a quarter appeared on Sampson's
mauve
carpet.
12
I noticed his silk tie was the exact
mauve
of his shirt.
13
Her breasts were full, their swollen
mauve
tips begging for his attention.
14
Mrs. Franklin Kinney wore a rich
mauve
satin beneath point applique lace.
15
Clouds, yellow,
mauve
and blue, hung ominously over the road to Nancy.
16
Plucking and tossing a
mauve
mophead, Dad walks through the garden gate.
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Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
mauve
Adjective
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
pale mauve
mauve silk
deep mauve
mauve pyjamas
mauve satin
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Translations for
mauve
Russian
лиловый
мовеин
Portuguese
malva
mauveína
Catalan
malva
mauveïna
porpra d'anilina
porpra d’anilina
Spanish
malva
malveína
anilina morada
mauveína
púrpura de anilina
púrpura de perkin
Mauve
through the time
Mauve
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common