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noun
- (historical) A bright purple synthetic dye.
- (colour) The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet color, colour.
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adjective
- (colour) having a pale purple colour.
Etymology: From French mauveFrench, mauve, from Latin malva, "mallow", which has a purple colour. First coined in 1856 by the chemist w:William Henry Perkin, William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first aniline dye.
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