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This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Mauve (Mawv). [French mauve, mallow] A reddish-purple dye obtained from aniline, so called from the resemblance of the color to the purple markings of the petals of mallows, a variety of garden flower.
 
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