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rad·dle 1
(răd′l)tr.v. rad·dled, rad·dling, rad·dles
To twist together; interweave.
[From dialectal raddle, stick interwoven with others in a fence, from Anglo-Norman reidele, stout pole, possibly from Middle High German reidel, rod; see reidh- in Indo-European roots.]
rad·dle 2
(răd′l)n. & v.
Variant of ruddle.
rad·dle 3
(răd′l)tr.v. rad·dled, rad·dling, rad·dles
To cause to have a worn-out appearance, especially in having wrinkles or deep creases: "[She] was attractive to men and to women, until her diet of alcohol and cigarettes ... raddled her beauty" (Jeanette Winterson).
[Origin unknown.]
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raddle
(ˈrædəl)vb
(tr) another word for interweave
[C17: from obsolete noun sense of raddle meaning a rod, wattle, or lath, from Old French redalle a stick, pole; of obscure origin]
raddle
(ˈrædəl)vb
(Clothing & Fashion) (tr) chiefly Brit to paint (the face) with rouge
n, vb
(Agriculture) another word for ruddle
[C16: variant of ruddle]
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rad•dle1
(ˈræd l)v.t. -dled, -dling.
to interweave; wattle.
[1665–75; v. use of raddle lath < Anglo-French reidele pole, rail (Old French redelle; compare French ridelle)]
rad•dle2
(ˈræd l)n.
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raddle
Past participle: raddled
Gerund: raddling
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| Noun | 1. | raddle - a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking iron ore - an ore from which iron can be extracted |
| Verb | 1. | raddle - twist or braid together, interlace interweave, weave - interlace by or as if by weaving |
| 2. | raddle - mark or paint with raddle mark - make or leave a mark on; "the scouts marked the trail"; "ash marked the believers' foreheads" |
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