old lavender

noun

1

: a pale violet that is paler than dusty lavender and redder and duller than dusty periwinkle blue

2

: a dark grayish purple that is bluer and less strong than raisin black, redder and less strong than average purple wine, and redder and duller than average orchid taupe

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