rose madder
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of rose madder
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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The pigment is rose madder, an ancient organic color that conservation studies have shown to fade very gradually in sunlight.
From Slate ● Mar. 5, 2015
A limpid beauty who would have excited Goya into mixing his rose madder, Jackie Kennedy is the quintessence of cultured, luminous young womanhood.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its walls are covered with a wobbly grid of large tiles: yellow, viridian, mauve-flecked with rose madder.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Castleton's sketch, left on its easel under the hedge, and splotched with dabs of rose madder and Payne's grey, gave only the faintest impression of the fairy scene.
From The Head Girl at the Gables by Angela Brazil
Gray hill slopes of the North are festal with its color, insistent even through rains, glowing from rose madder to maroon.
From Minstrel Weather by Marian Storm
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