"maddery" meaning in English

See maddery in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more maddery [comparative], most maddery [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} maddery (comparative more maddery, superlative most maddery)
  1. Of or similar to the deep reddish colour of madder (dye).
    Sense id: en-maddery-en-adj-dIv7PbiQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "1950, ‘B. B.’, chapter 9, in Tide’s Ending, New York: Scribner, pages 82–83:",
          "text": "As we watched the resting greylags a biggish skein came beating up over the mountains, and for a quarter of an hour we watched them circling a dark maddery moss on the opposite shore, as though they were looking for a place to feed.",
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