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fauve

fauve [ fōv ] (plural fauves) or Fauve [ fōv ] (plural Fauves)


noun 
Definition:
 
painter of Fauvism movement: an artist belonging to an early 20th-century movement in French painting fauvism characterized by the use of simple forms and bright colors ( often used before a noun )

[Early 20th century. < French, "wild, wild animal," via Old French falve "tawny" < Germanic]
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