mauve
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His elegant pinks, mauves, light blues and reds are rare in such solemn scenes; almost otherworldly, they beautifully draw attention to all the gently curved bodies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
My natural proclivity toward mauves challenges this, but the brown-based pink of Glidegloss in Tart gets me through.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024
Swollen, distorted, painted in bruised mauves and imprisoned in triptychs, the figures in Francis Bacon’s art are among the indelible images of the 20th century.
From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2021
I thought the pretty stripey colors, all of the yellows and mauves and reds and deep dark browns, happened at the beginning.
From Scientific American • Jul. 2, 2017
The most tender mauves and translucent greens glowed through the glass of the flagons.
From The City Curious by Bosschère, Jean de
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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