madder lake

madder lake

noun
1.
a strong purple-red color.
2.
a pigment of this color formerly obtained from the madder root, characterized chiefly by lack of permanence.


Origin:
1815–25
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Madder lake is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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