'Raddle' definitions:
Definition of 'raddle'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Raddle'
From: GCIDE
- Raddle \Rad"dle\, v. t. To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened and raddled old women." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Raddle'
From: GCIDE
- Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. G. r[aum]der, r[aum]del, sieve, or perhaps E. reed.]
- 1. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also {raddle hedge}. --Todd. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it is wound upon the beam of the loom. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Raddle'
From: GCIDE
- Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), v. t. To interweave or twist together. [1913 Webster]
- Raddling or working it up like basket work. --De Foe. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Raddle'
From: GCIDE
- Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. Ruddle.] A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle. "A raddle of rouge." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'raddle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arabesque,
- basketry,
- basketwork,
- braid,
- cancellation,
- cross-hatching,
- crossing-out,
- enlace,
- entwine,
- filigree,
- fret,
- fretwork,
- grate,
- grating,
- grid,
- gridiron,
- grille,
- grillwork,
- hachure,
- hatching,
- interknit,
- interlace,
- interlacement,
- intertexture,
- intertie,
- intertissue,
- intertwine,
- intertwinement,
- intertwist,
- interweave,
- intort,
- knit,
- lace,
- lacery,
- lacework,
- lacing,
- lattice,
- latticework,
- loom,
- loop,
- mat,
- mesh,
- meshes,
- meshwork,
- net,
- netting,
- network,
- noose,
- plait,
- pleach,
- plexure,
- plexus,
- reticle,
- reticulation,
- reticule,
- reticulum,
- riddle,
- screen,
- screening,
- sieve,
- splice,
- texture,
- tissue,
- tracery,
- trellis,
- trelliswork,
- twill,
- twine,
- twist,
- wattle,
- weave,
- weaving,
- web,
- webbing,
- webwork,
- weft,
- wicker,
- wickerwork,
- wreathe