madder
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
madder
- A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root.
- The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye.
- A dye made from the plant.
- A deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.
- (Rubia tinctorum) common madder, dyer's madder
- French: garance
- German: Färberkrapp, Färberröte, Krapp
- Italian: robbia, garanza
- Portuguese: ruiva-dos-tintureiros, ruiva, granza, garança
- Russian: маре́на
- Spanish: rubia roja
- German: Krappwurzel
- Italian: robbia
- Russian: маре́на
- German: Krapprot, Krappfarbstoff, Alizarin, Alizarinrot
- Italian: alizarina
- Portuguese: alizarina, garança
- Russian: крапп
- Spanish: rojo de alizarina
- French: garance
- German: Krapprot
- Italian: rosso di robbia
- Spanish: rojo turco
madder (not comparable)
- Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye.
- French: garance
- German: krapprot
- Russian: краповый
- Spanish: rojo turco
- comparative form of mad
madder (plural madders)
- Obsolete form of mether#English|mether.
- c.1720 Jonathan Swift (translation from the Irish) "O'Rourke's Feast ↗":
- Usequebaugh to our feast - In pails was brought up,
- A hundred at least, - And the madder our cup,
- O there is the sport! […]
- c.1720 Jonathan Swift (translation from the Irish) "O'Rourke's Feast ↗":
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