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Mauve vs Taaffeite - What's the difference?

mauve | taaffeite |

As nouns the difference between mauve and taaffeite

is that mauve is (historical) a bright purple synthetic dye while taaffeite is a rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.

As an adjective mauve

is having a pale purple colour.

mauve

English

(wikipedia mauve)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (historical) A bright purple synthetic dye.
  • The colour of this dye; a pale purple or violet colour.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "mauve")

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • having a pale purple colour.

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "mauve")

    See also

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    taaffeite

    English

    (wikipedia taaffeite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rare mauve gemstone with a hexagonal crystal structure.

    • Derived terms

    * magnesiotaaffeite