madder
Dye plant root
Madder is the comparative form of mad: She's even madder than yesterday.
Separately, madder is a plant whose root yields a red dye, once widely used in textiles before synthetic alternatives.
The color itself—a deep brick red—is also called madder: madder lake, rose madder.
Synthetic red dye compound
- dyestuffMaterial that imparts color
- colorantSubstance that imparts hue
- pigmentColor-imparting material
- mordantCuttingly critical in expression
vat · dyeing · colorfast · tinting · staining · textile · batik · tie-dye
Brilliant madder-derived pigment
- calicoPatchy-coated cat type
- medievalOf the Middle Ages
- guildProfessional mutual-aid society
- tradeExchange of commodities
Renaissance · antiquity · textile · garment · tapestry · illumination · manuscript · heraldry
Deep purplish-red shade
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- rubyPrecious red gemstone
- garnetRed semiprecious stone
- burgundyDeep purplish red
carmine · vermilion · rose · rust · brick · terracotta · rufous · warm
Extremely angry
- enragedExtremely, intensely provoked
- irateExtremely angry
- incensedExtremely angry
- infuriatedExtremely angered
livid · wrathful · seething · fuming · raging · angrier · crosser · worked up
Deep red from insects
- vermilionVivid red-orange pigment
- crimsonDeep purplish-red shade
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- genuineTruly what it claims
fugitive · transparent · watercolor · oil paint · gouache · lightfast · synthetic · natural
Sticky-stemmed meadow herb
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
cultivation · harvesting · climber · whorled · taproot · wildcrafting
alizarin
Synthetic red dye compound
- dyestuffMaterial that imparts color
- colorantSubstance that imparts hue
- pigmentColor-imparting material
mordant · vat · dyeing · colorfast · tinting · staining · textile · batik · tie-dye · Turkey red
Turkey red
Brilliant madder-derived pigment
trade · Renaissance · antiquity · textile · garment · tapestry · illumination · manuscript · heraldry · alchemy
crimson
Deep purplish-red shade
burgundy · carmine · vermilion · rose · rust · brick · terracotta · rufous · warm · reddish
furious
Extremely angry
infuriated · livid · wrathful · seething · fuming · raging · angrier · crosser · worked up
carmine
Deep red from insects
genuine · fugitive · transparent · watercolor · oil paint · gouache · lightfast · synthetic · natural · palette
bedstraw
Sticky-stemmed meadow herb
- perennialRecurring each year
- herbaceousHaving soft green stems
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
rootstock · cultivation · harvesting · climber · whorled · taproot · wildcrafting