aniline purple — Mauve Mauve (m[=o]v), 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. [1913 Webster] {Mauve aniline}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mauve — (m[=o]v), 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. [1913 Webster] {Mauve aniline} (Chem.), a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mauve (couleur) — Mauve Composantes RVB (r, v, b) (212, 115, 212) Triplet hexa. D473D4 CMJN (c, m … Wikipédia en Français
MAUVE — Ancien légume (Malva sylvestris L.; malvacées) sans doute d’origine préhistorique (comme certains chénopodes, l’arroche, le pourpier). Les Grecs et les Romains appréciaient les feuilles de la mauve et ses jeunes pousses cuites à la façon des… … Encyclopédie Universelle
mauve — [mōv, môv] n. [Fr, mallow < L malva, MALLOW: from the color of the mallow] 1. a purple dye and pigment that is produced by oxidizing aniline, used for wool, silk, etc. 2. any of several shades of delicate purple adj. of such a color … English World dictionary
Mauve — This article is about the color mauve. For the Dutch painter, see Anton Mauve. For other uses, see Mauve (disambiguation). Mauve (Pantone 4154C) Color coordinates Hex triplet … Wikipedia
Perkin's mauve — Mauve Mauve (m[=o]v), 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. [1913 Webster] {Mauve aniline}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Aniline — For other uses, see Aniline (disambiguation). Aniline … Wikipedia
mauve — /mohv/, n. 1. a pale bluish purple. 2. a purple dye obtained from aniline, discovered in 1856: the first of the coal tar dyes. adj. 3. of the color of mauve: a mauve dress. [1855 60; < F: lit., mallow < L malva MALLOW] * * * … Universalium
mauve — Pale bluish to deep purple in color. It was the first of the aniline dyes developed by the English chemist William Henry Perkin in 1856, while he was trying to synthesize the drug quinine from coal tar. The word mauve is derived from what the… … Glossary of Art Terms
