sanders
n. uncountable C2 Proficiency US //ˈsændɝz// UK //sˈændəz// sanders
n. a type of red wood from a tree in India. People used to use it to make red dye or for its sweet smell.
n. the wood of the red sandalwood tree, Pterocarpus santalinus, formerly used as a source of red dye or in medicinal preparations. Often appears in historical or botanical texts.
The old recipe calls for a small amount of powdered sanders.
Medieval dyers often imported sanders from the East to produce deep red hues in wool and silk fabrics.
The apothecary's ledger from the seventeenth century lists sanders alongside other exotic resins and woods, indicating its value as both a pigment and a therapeutic ingredient in early modern medicine.