mauvelous
English
Etymology
Blend of mauve + marvelous.
Noun
mauvelous (plural mauvelouses)
- (humorous or in brand names) The color mauve, or a specific shade of mauve
- 1949, Astounding Science-Fiction, volume 43, number 4, page 148:
- At any rate, it's a mauvelous cover.
- 1987, Nichols, John F., “Clark County Report”, in Washington State Bar News, volume 41, Washington State Bar Association, page 35:
- Around the courthouse, things are simply “mauvelous,” as in a purple, violet or lilac color.
- 2006 October 3, Paul, Dominique, The Possibility of Fireflies, New York: Simon Pulse, →ISBN, LCCN 2005029903, OL 3413756M, page 63:
- She is wearing the chalky pink lipstick. I am wearing the Mauvelous, and the shame shivers up around me like a sudden, unexpected chill.
- 2010 September 1, Kandel, Johanna S., Life Beyond Your Eating Disorder: Reclaim Yourself, Regain Your Health, Recover for Good, New York: Harlequin, →ISBN, LCCN 2010002219, OL 24049658M, page 55:
- 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.
- 2012 February 17, Rodell, Chris, Use All the Crayons!: The Colorful Guide to Simple Human Happiness, Bloomington: iUniverse, page xiv:
- Like a box of crayons, we are all born with an astounding range of color options, from Mauvelous to Tickle Me Pink.
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