'Ruddle' definitions:

Definition of 'ruddle'

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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
Redden as if with a red ocher color

Definition of 'Ruddle'

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  • Ruddle \Rud"dle\, v. t. To raddle or twist. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ruddle'

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  • Ruddle \Rud"dle\, n. A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] --Holland. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ruddle'

From: GCIDE
  • Ruddle \Rud"dle\, n. [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] (Min.) A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Ruddle'

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  • Ruddle \Rud"dle\, v. t. To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]
  • A fair sheep newly ruddled. --Lady M. W. Montagu. [1913 Webster]

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