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madder lake
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noun
a strong purple-red color.
a pigment of this color formerly obtained from the madder root, characterized chiefly by lack of permanence.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Compare rose madder, alizarin.
Origin of madder lake
First recorded in 1815–25
Words nearby madder lake
MADD, madden, maddening, madder, madder family, madder lake, madding, maddish, mad-dog, mad-dog skullcap, Maddux
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