mader (1347-48)
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mader (1347-48)

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[ FEW: ∅; Gdf: ∅; GdfC: ∅; TL: ∅; DEAF:  mader; DMF: ∅; TLF: ∅; OED:  madder n. and adj.; MED:  mader(e n.; DMLBS: 1675c madera ]
madder,  madere;  maddire,  madir,  madire,  madyr,  madyre;  madour,  madur;  madre  
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1bot.colourmadder, plant cultivated mainly for its use in making red dye: 
( 1347-48 )  Come il ait fait avenir en Engleterre .xi. pokes de madder a Lenn  ii 215
( c.1380-95 )  le tendrun de warence .i. madir, le tendrun de caumbre .i. hennpe, le tendrun de rounce .i. bremmyl  41
( 1435 )  .x. bales de madre  82
garance  maderer 
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