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a
: a moderate purple, violet, or lilac color
b
: a strong purple
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: 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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Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
For Lopez’s lips, Casillas dipped into a palette of mauves, browns and pinks, lining the outer edges of her mouth with the darker shades before using a glossy nude to fill in the space.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 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
Olsen kept her glam simple for the evening and opted for a terracotta blush on her cheeks and a dusky mauve gloss on her lips.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
For Lopez’s lips, Casillas dipped into a palette of mauves, browns and pinks, lining the outer edges of her mouth with the darker shades before using a glossy nude to fill in the space.
—Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 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 14 Sep. 2025.
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