madder

名词 n. 动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义
英 /ˈmæd.ə(ɹ)/|[ˈmad.ə(ɹ)]    美 /ˈmæd.ɚ/|[ˈmæɾ.ɚ]

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A herbaceous plant, Rubia tinctorum, native to Asia, cultivated for a red-purple dye (alizarin) obtained from the root. countable,uncountable
    — Madder (Rubia tinctorum). — This plant has a perennial root and an annual stalk. It is cultivated for the roots, which, after being dried and ground, are employed in considerable quantities in dying a fine red colour, and, likewise, as a first tint for several other shades. It is principally cultivated in Holland, the province of Zealand being almost entirely covered with it; from whence it is exported to every part of Europe and America, yielding almost incalculable profits. The imports of this article for the use of our manufactories is stated to amount in value to more than two millions of dollars annually. Our soil and climate are found to be well adapted to its culture, and some successful experiments have been made in raising it in the counties of Madison and Otsego [in New York State]. Madder does best in a deep rich sand-loam, moist but not wet. It requires three summers to come to perfection; and as the roots strike deep, the ground should be ploughed and mellowed to the depth of two and a half or three feet for its reception. Miller says it should be planted with a dibble (it is propagated by offsets from the roots), in rows from two to three feet apart; while Beechstein says they should be planted only six inches asunder.
  2. Obsolete form of mether. alt-of,obsolete
    — Usequebaugh to our feast - In pails was brought up, A hundred at least, - And the madder our cup, O there is the sport! […]
  3. The root of the plant, used as a medicine or a dye. countable,uncountable
  4. A dye made from the plant. countable,uncountable
    — Their armour was stained with madder, in such wise that they seemed bathed in blood.
  5. A deep reddish colour, like that of the dye. countable,uncountable
    — Her big head has coloured to a dim and dreadful madder.
动词 v.
  1. To dye with madder. rare,transitive
  2. Eye dialect spelling of matter. alt-of,pronunciation-spelling
形容词 adj.
  1. Of a deep reddish purple colour, like that of the dye. not-comparable
  2. comparative form of mad: more mad comparative,form-of

词形变化

madders plural madders present,singular,third-person maddering participle,present maddered participle,past maddered past madders plural madders present,singular,third-person maddering participle,present maddered participle,past maddered past

词汇关系

衍生词
blue field madder brown madder capucine madder common madder crimson madder dyer's madder field madder flowers of madder Indian madder madder crimson madder lake madder orange madder rose madder scarlet madderwort maddery madder yellow orange madder pink madder Rembrandt's madder rose madder Rubens' madder scarlet madder white madder wild madder

词源

词源 1
From Middle English mader, madere, mædere, from Old English mædere, mæddre, mædre, from Proto-Germanic *madarǭ (compare Swedish måra, Old Norse / Icelandic maðra), from Proto-Indo-European *modʰro-, cognate with Proto-Slavic *modrъ (“blue”), and compare Irish madar (“madder”), Latvian madara (“madder”).
词源 2
Inflected forms.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Irish meadarbor.
English madder
Borrowed from Irish meadar.
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