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    mauve

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Colours
    mauve /məʊv $ moʊv/ noun [uncountable]  CCa pale purple colour 淡紫色 —mauve adjective mauve flowers 淡紫色的花
    Examples from the Corpus
    mauve• Every surface had turned to mauve as the sun descended, ending the debate over the color of the stone.    Origin mauve (1800-1900) French “mallow”, from Latin malva; → MALLOW
    mauve nounChinese
    pale a purple Corpus colour


    mauve
    mauve /məʊv $ moʊv/ noun [uncountable]
     Date: 1800-1900
     Language: French
     Origin: 'mallow', from Latin malva; ⇨ mallow
    a pale purple colour
    —mauve adjective:
        mauve flowers


    mauveBrE /məʊv/ 🔊NAmE /moʊv/ 🔊 adjectivepale purple in colour 淡紫色的▸ mauve noun [uncountable]