madder

Meanings

• Noun

  A plant from which a deep red dye is obtained.

  - "The madder plant is used to produce a deep red color."
  - "Madder dye was once widely used for textiles and fabric."

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Synonyms

common madder , dyer's madder , hella , helluv , kinda , mighty , wicked

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with madder
addler , maddler , badder

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Variants

List of all variants of madder that leads to same result
madder , madders , like mad , mad , maddest , maddish

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Etymology

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The word 'madder' comes from the Old French word 'garenge' or 'garance', which means 'red dye'.

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Trivia

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1. Madder dye was once used as a food colorant and was also used to make lipstick and rouge.

2. Madder was one of the most widely used natural dyes in Europe until the 19th century, when synthetic dyes became more popular.

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Related Concepts

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1. Textile dyes: Madder is a type of natural dye that has been used for centuries to color textiles and fabrics.

2. Natural dyes: Madder is an example of a natural dye, which is derived from plants, minerals, or other natural sources.

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Culture

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Madder has been used for centuries for dyeing textiles, particularly for producing the deep red color known as 'madder red'. It was once a staple in textile industries and was used to create the distinctive red color in fabrics and clothing.

How to Memorize "madder"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize the madder plant and its deep red color. Imagine the process of extracting the dye from the plant and using it to color fabric.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'madder' with the color red. Think of the deep, rich color that is produced when madder is used as a dye.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Madder makes me marvel at red' to remember the meaning of the word.

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