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mauvelous en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈmɔːvələs/

Etymology

Blend of mauve + marvelous.

Meanings

1. (humorous, in brand names) The color mauve, or a specific shade of mauve
   • At any rate, it's a mauve'''lous cover. 1949, Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 43, number 4, page 148:
   • Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options, from Mauvelous to Tickle Me Pink. 2012 February 17, Chris Rodell, Use All the Crayons!: The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness, Bloomington: iUniverse, page xiv:
   • Around the courthouse, things are simply “mauvelous,” as in a purple, violet or lilac color. 1987, John F. Nichols, “Clark County Report”, in Washington State Bar News, volume 41, Washington State Bar Association, page 35:
   • These days I am proud to say that the colors in the box of my life now include Crayola's burnt sienna, mauvelous and purple heart. 2010 September 1, Johanna S. Kandel, Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder: Reclaim Yourself, Regain Your Health, Recover for Good, New York: Harlequin, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 55:
   • She is wearing the chalky pink lipstick. I am wearing the Mauvelous, and the shame shivers up around me like a sudden, unexpected chill. 2006 October 3, Dominique Paul, The Possibility of Fireflies, New York: Simon Pulse, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL, page 63:

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