Madder
['mædə]
Definition
(noun.) Eurasian herb having small yellow flowers and red roots formerly an important source of the dye alizarin.
(verb.) color a moderate to strong red.
Typist: Nelly--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A plant of the Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. See Rubiaceous.
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Definition
n. a plant whose root affords a red dye.—ns. Madd′er-lake a colour mixed either with oil or water made from madder; Madd′er-wort any plant of the Rubiace or madder family.
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Examples
- The German chemist produced an artificially made product, which took the place of the madder dye, and was sold at $1. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Prior to 1869 the red alizarine dye was of plant origin, being obtained from madder root, and it cost $2 a pound. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Up to that time, dyes were few in number and were extracted solely from plants, principally from the indigo and madder plants. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
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