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a
: a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
b
: a strong purple
2
: a dyestuff (see dye entry 1 sense 2) that produces a mauve color
: of the color mauve : of a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
White china vases of mauve hyacinths scented the table …—
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Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Apparently growing out of the cleft between her breasts was a large mauve orchid.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
In fact, all of her styling, from the necklace to the mauve lip color, the bold blue eye shadow, and the subtle French manicure, could almost be categorized under the mob-wife aesthetic.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2024
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Noun
Kardashian’s lips were then lined in a mauve-brown hue, trapping the matte pink lipstick and clear gloss in the middle.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
Apparently growing out of the cleft between her breasts was a large mauve orchid.
—Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Her hair was styled in a sleek chignon by Rena Calhoun, while her makeup featured sparkly eye shadow and a mauve lip courtesy of artist Melissa Hernandez.
—Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025
In fact, all of her styling, from the necklace to the mauve lip color, the bold blue eye shadow, and the subtle French manicure, could almost be categorized under the mob-wife aesthetic.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Mauve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mauve. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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