mauve
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Her lips are a neutral dusty mauve, her bass guitar a lustrous red.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
Del Toro, 21, won the white jersey for best young rider, Denmark's Mads Pedersen claimed the mauve points classification jersey and Italy's Lorenzo Fortunato took the blue mountains classification jersey.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2025
She also made one for herself in something of a mauve color that my sister has and which she gave to me first thing after the fire.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 7, 2025
Anyone over the age of 45 will likely remember the “it” colors of the 1980s — black and mauve.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 27, 2024
She drew him a map on the back of a mauve flyer, which advertised a chicken roast to raise money for a young girl who needed a new kidney.
From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman
Vocabulary lists containing mauve
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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"The Witches" by Roald Dahl, Chapters 1–5
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