alizarin red

noun

Meaning

A deep, transparent, cool-toned crimson pigment historically derived from the madder plant, now commonly synthesized for use in oil and watercolor paints.

Examples

She preferred the cool, bluish hue of alizarin red over the warmer vermilion for painting shadows.
The conservator identified alizarin red in the layers of the 19th-century portrait.

Synonyms: crimson, madder lake, rose madder, permanent crimson

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alizarin red

noun

Pronunciation: əˈlɪzərɪn rɛd

Definition

A deep, transparent, cool-toned crimson pigment historically derived from the madder plant, now commonly synthesized for use in oil and watercolor paints.

Examples

She preferred the cool, bluish hue of alizarin red over the warmer vermilion for painting shadows.
The conservator identified alizarin red in the layers of the 19th-century portrait.

Synonyms of alizarin red

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