madder
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- noun
- /ˈmædər/
- Specialized
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- In traditional dyeing processes, the madder plant was essential for obtaining the rich color of alizarin.
- rose madder
- madder and alizarin
- red madder
Examples
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The artist used madder to create vibrant red hues in her paintings.
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The roots of madder were traditionally harvested for their ability to produce a vivid red dye.
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Intrigued, Belchier fed madder to a rooster, and its bones turned red as well.
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The natural I dyed with madder, goldenrod, and goldenrod overdyed with madder.
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Belchier's host, a dyer, had fed his pig bran-refuse containing madder, an ancient vegetable dye.
Academic text (2010)
Synonyms
A plant that lives for many years with small yellow flowers and red roots used to make red dye
Compounds
- UK
A plant from Europe and Asia with many small white flowers that grows in North America
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word madder comes from an old European name for a plant whose thick roots were used to make a strong 'red' dye for cloth, so think of its deep red roots when you meet the word.