WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mad′der lake′, 
    1. Fine Arta strong purple-red color.
    2. Fine Arta pigment of this color formerly obtained from the madder root, characterized chiefly by lack of permanence. Cf. rose madder, alizarin. 
    • 1815–25

'madder lake' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
rose madder

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