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
Its walls are covered with a wobbly grid of large tiles: yellow, viridian, mauve-flecked with rose madder.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
"Why—I didn't think—" The rose pink in her cheeks became rose madder and it was easy to see that she was happy over something.
From The House of Toys by Miller, Henry Russell
She mixed cerulean blue and flake white on her palette, and worked in yellow ochre and rose madder on her canvas, to give warmth and sunshine to the effect.
From Loyal to the School by Brazil, Angela
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