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mauve

[mohv] / moʊv /
ADJECTIVE
purplish color
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Her lips are a neutral dusty mauve, her bass guitar a lustrous red.

From Salon Feb. 19, 2026

Del Toro, 21, won the white jersey for best young rider, Denmark's Mads Pedersen claimed the mauve points classification jersey and Italy's Lorenzo Fortunato took the blue mountains classification jersey.

From BBC Jun. 1, 2025

She also made one for herself in something of a mauve color that my sister has and which she gave to me first thing after the fire.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 7, 2025

Now black and mauve or deep charcoal/black and soft pinks are back in style.

From Seattle Times Feb. 27, 2024

There’s a silk purple peony pinned at the side of her head, holding up her mauve scarf.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali




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