Looking at picture two I get this unnerving feeling the color scheme is taken one step too far by dressing both girls in mauve. From Wordnik.com. [Horizontal Space by Duilio Damilano] Reference
Blue-mauve is my prefered colour. From Wordnik.com. [trouver - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Perkin's violet, (probably the original "mauve"), dahlia, Parme or magenta violet, methyl, and Hofmann's violets. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882] Reference
I would like to think that she took my pronunciaton to heart and as she walked away reconsidered her policy on the word "mauve". From Wordnik.com. [idiot-milk Diary Entry] Reference
Thanks to St. Sinthe for this link that I've been yearning for--also, the link provider has an interesting look at the word "mauve". From Wordnik.com. [Debate Fares Better Than Expected] Reference
Is it the one in mauve who did that? '. From Wordnik.com. [The Convert] Reference
The room is clutter-free with simple décor and calming colors such as mauve and green. From Wordnik.com. Reference
He called it "mauve," from the French word for the mallow, the colour of whose flower it somewhat resembled. From Wordnik.com. [Science and Morals and Other Essays] Reference
'mauve' are concerned, 'blue' is the colour of Vishnu and characterizes most of his incarnations. From Wordnik.com. [The Loves of Krishna in Indian Painting and Poetry] Reference
The mauve shadows turned to blue as they lengthened. From Wordnik.com. [Witch-Doctors] Reference
The long mauve shadow of the hill ate up the village. From Wordnik.com. [Witch-Doctors] Reference
She favored mauve lipstick and wide plastic headbands. From Wordnik.com. [Boysenberry Jam] Reference
Green, pink, and mauve diamonds are found occasionally. From Wordnik.com. [Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania] Reference
Angela wore a dress of deep mauve, against which her pale. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado Jim] Reference
Manufactured on a large scale after Perkin's discovery of mauve in 1856. From Wordnik.com. [Vegetable Dyes Being a Book of Recipes and Other Information Useful to the Dyer] Reference
She's wearing a little mauve sweater with a Care-Bear on it; Proud Heart Bear. From Wordnik.com. [Itaewan] Reference
His suit was mauve with purple piping, and his wide, square, saggy face was florid. From Wordnik.com. [A Spaceship Named McGuire] Reference
In his right hand was a hairbrush, and a pair of mauve suspenders hung from his hips. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Blue Pete] Reference
The teeth sprayed out onto the mauve-tiled floor, along with blood, but I ignored the blood. From Wordnik.com. [When You Don't Believe] Reference
Nancy didn't know the first thing about decorating, except she knew the mauve couch had to go. From Wordnik.com. [When To Pay A Financial Pro] Reference
The gentleman was never decked in violet or mauve; even at home he would not wear red or purple. From Wordnik.com. [The Sayings Of Confucius] Reference
A brand new mauve-colored courthouse in the capital city, a new riverside park with painted benches. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Military Uses Local Projects To Win Over Afghans] Reference
Somehow no Redskins coach was seen wearing the mauve bracelet dedicated to rhabdomyolysis awareness. From Wordnik.com. [An Expository For The New NFL Season] Reference
As the source of mauve and magenta, aniline must be considered the parent of coal-tar colours generally. From Wordnik.com. [Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists] Reference
Carefully Roger lifted a mauve, mudstained wet scarf, the two ends of which were knotted about the throat. From Wordnik.com. [Juggernaut] Reference
Or if he did, it would be a finely-spun mohair sackcloth, with a light magenta stripe and mauve silk lining. From Wordnik.com. [William Hague skirts the warpath] Reference
Brilliant white summer cumulus touched with shadows of mauve and violet were piling up into an ultramarine sky. From Wordnik.com. [Heron Lake] Reference
Greenery is rare at these heights, and yet a grove of mulberry trees is heavy with black, white and even mauve fruit. From Wordnik.com. [The War In Thin Air] Reference
It's the same picture in all the hotels — the sailboat skimming through a bay, painted in mauve, beige and dull green. From Wordnik.com. [A Thousand Words] Reference
The velvety plum-colour of nearer ranges fades through tints of violet and mauve into the ethereal lilac of distant summits. From Wordnik.com. [Through the Malay Archipelago] Reference
In an airport you see millions of these ladies in mauve coats with white hair and features that sort of blend into their clothing. From Wordnik.com. [City Of Angels] Reference
"Monsieur Dechartre," asked Prince Albertinelli, "how do you think a mauve waist studded with silver flowers would become Miss Bell?". From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
At twilight the mauve shadows on the cliffs combined with the pallor of the Alps to form round her a setting full of poetry and pathos. From Wordnik.com. [Sacrifice] Reference
It's a boxy wooden column, a little taller than most people, painted entirely orange except for a grayish mauve brand around the bottom. From Wordnik.com. [The Heart Of The Matter] Reference
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