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Definition of Mauves

Mauve
Mauve 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.

Meaning of Mauves from wikipedia

- Mauve (/ˈmoʊv/ MOHV; /ˈmɔːv/ MAWV) is a pale purple color named after the mallow flower (French: mauve). The first use of the word mauve as a color was...
- Mauves (French pronunciation: [mov]; Occitan: Violet) is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is about 10 km north of Valence and...
- introduced to his countrywoman Euphemia de Mauves, wife of the Comte Richard de Mauves. Longmore and Madame de Mauves become friends, and he visits her frequently...
- Mauves-sur-Loire (French pronunciation: [mov syʁ lwaʁ] , literally Mauves on Loire; Gallo: Mauv, Breton: Malvid) is a commune in the Loire-Atlantique...
- up mauve in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Mauve is a color. Mauve may also refer to: Perkin's mauve, a dye Mauve (test suite), for software Mauve (album)...
- Mauveine, also known as aniline purple and Perkin's mauve, was one of the first synthetic dyes. It was discovered serendipitously by William Henry Perkin...
- Mauves-sur-****sne (French pronunciation: [mov syʁ ɥin] , literally Mauves on ****sne) is a commune in the Orne department in north-western France. The...
- Anthonij "Anton" Rudolf Mauve (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔn ˈmʌuvə]; 18 September 1838 – 5 February 1888) was a Dutch realist painter who was a leading...
- ****sseau-sur-Mauves (French pronunciation: [ɥiso syʁ mov]) is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France. Communes of the Loiret department...
- on the north bank of the river Loire at the confluence with the Mauves [fr]. The Mauves, actually three rivers, have their source in the water table of...