rose madder
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noun
a pigment derived from anthraquinone and hydrated oxide of aluminum, characterized chiefly by its reddish color and permanence: used in painting.Compare madder lake(def 2).
Origin of rose madder
First recorded in 1885–90
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Historical Examples of rose madder
The blaze threw shifting dashes of carmine on her cheeks and heightened the rose-madder of her lips.
The Portal of DreamsCharles Neville Buck
Athwart the western sky the after-glow of a drenched sunset lay like a wash of rose-madder.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance