perkin's mauve

14 LETTERS · STARTS WITH P

perkin's mauve is a valid 14-letter word worth 23 points in Scrabble and 28 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS

P3E1R1K5I1N1'0S1M3A1U1V4E1

3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 1 =23 PTS

DOUBLE WORD → 46TRIPLE WORD → 69

MEANING

What does perkin's mauve mean?