'Raddle' definitions:

Definition of 'raddle'

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noun
A red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: ruddle, reddle, raddle]
verb
Twist or braid together, interlace [syn: raddle, ruddle]
verb
Mark or paint with raddle

Definition of 'Raddle'

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  • 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'

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  • 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'

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  • 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'

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  • 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]

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