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madder

noun

  1. rich red dye from the roots of plants of the Rubia family, used in Eurasia since ancient times
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈmæd.ə(ɹ)/ / [ˈmad.ə(ɹ)] / /ˈmæd.ɚ/

adj

Etymology: Inflected forms.

  1. comparative form of mad: more mad

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Irish meadarbor. English madder Borrowed from Irish meadar.

  1. Obsolete form of mether.

    Usequebaugh to our feast - In pails was brought up, A hundred at least, - And the madder our cup, O there is the sport! […]

verb

  1. Eye dialect spelling of matter.