mauve
mauve / mōv; môv/ • adj. of a pale purple color.• n. 1. a pale purple color: a few pale streaks of mauve were all that remained of the sunset | glowing with soft pastel mauves and pinks. 2. hist. a bright but delicate pale purple aniline dye prepared by William H. Perkin (1838–1907) in 1856. It was the first synthetic dyestuff.
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POPULATION: 3.6 million
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