Etymology
From French mauve, from Latin
malva, ‘mallow’, which has a purple colour. First coined in 1856 by the
chemist William Henry Perkin, when he accidentally created the first
aniline dye.
Noun
- A bright purple synthetic dye.
- The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.
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Etymology 2
Cognate with mouette, Old English mæw, English
mew, German Möwe, Polish
mewa
