- madder purple
- noun
: a moderate to dark red
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
madder purple
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madder — madder1 /mad euhr/, n. 1. any plant of the genus Rubia, esp. the climbing R. tinctorum, of Europe, having open clusters of small, yellowish flowers. Cf. madder family. 2. the root of this plant, formerly used in dyeing. 3. the dye or coloring… … Universalium
madder lake — noun 1. : madder rose 2. a. : a purplish red pigment prepared formerly from madder and usually alum b. : a cherry red pigment prepared from alizarin and usually a compound of aluminum see dye table (under Pigment Red 83) * * * … Useful english dictionary
madder lake — 1. a strong purple red color. 2. a pigment of this color formerly obtained from the madder root, characterized chiefly by lack of permanence. Cf. rose madder, alizarin. [1815 25] * * * … Universalium
madder — 1. noun /ˈmædə/ a) A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red purple dye obtained from the root. b) The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye. 2. adjective /ˈmædə/ Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that … Wiktionary
madder blue — noun : a grayish violet to grayish purple … Useful english dictionary
madder carmine — noun : a moderate red to purplish red that is very slightly bluer and less strong than pomegranate purple … Useful english dictionary
madder violet — noun : a dark purple that is bluer, lighter, and stronger than average prune, bluer and less strong than mulberry (sense 2a), and bluer and lighter than plum (sense 6b) called also eveque, old helio … Useful english dictionary
pomegranate purple — noun : a moderate red to purplish red that is very slightly redder and stronger than madder carmine … Useful english dictionary
Selenicereus anthonyanus — Taxobox name = Fish Bone Cactus image caption = Photo: Floriano Calcagnile regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Magnoliopsida ordo = Caryophyllales familia = Cactaceae subfamilia = Cactoideae tribus = Hylocereeae genus =… … Wikipedia
Alizarin — Madder lake redirects here. For the Australian band, see Madder Lake (band). Alizarin … Wikipedia
