mauvyadj.

Brit.

/ˈməʊvi/, U.S.

/ˈmɔvi/,

/ˈmoʊvi/,

/ˈmɑvi/

Forms: 1900s– mauvey, 1900s– mauvy.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mauve adj., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < mauve adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier mauvish adj.

Somewhat mauve; mauvish. Also modifying the names of other colours, as mauvy-pink, etc.

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1931 Bee (Danville, Virginia) 9 Oct. 7/1 Mauvy-brown woolen used for the skirt and blouse..has loads of dash for the college girl.

1966 Tyrone (Pennsylvania) Daily Herald 28 July 7/6 Plastic discs and beading giving its mauvy tones a three-dimensional look.

1988 Observer 10 Jan. 52/2 Serge is bird-boned, in a mauvey shirt.

1993 Washington Post 8 Dec. e5/1 The color in blue potatoes, between skin and flesh, ranges from royal purple to amethyst to navy to peacock. When cooked, most flesh pales to the mauvy tint of crystallized violets.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mauvy
释义	mauvyadj. Brit. /ˈməʊvi/, U.S. /ˈmɔvi/, /ˈmoʊvi/, /ˈmɑvi/ Forms: 1900s– mauvey, 1900s– mauvy. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mauve adj., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < mauve adj. + -y suffix¹. Compare earlier mauvish adj. Somewhat mauve; mauvish. Also modifying the names of other colours, as mauvy-pink, etc. ΚΠ 1931 Bee (Danville, Virginia) 9 Oct. 7/1 Mauvy-brown woolen used for the skirt and blouse..has loads of dash for the college girl. 1966 Tyrone (Pennsylvania) Daily Herald 28 July 7/6 Plastic discs and beading giving its mauvy tones a three-dimensional look. 1988 Observer 10 Jan. 52/2 Serge is bird-boned, in a mauvey shirt. 1993 Washington Post 8 Dec. e5/1 The color in blue potatoes, between skin and flesh, ranges from royal purple to amethyst to navy to peacock. When cooked, most flesh pales to the mauvy tint of crystallized violets. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1931
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