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Ruddle

Ruddle Meaning & Definition
Ruddle Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ruddle?

[v] redden as if with a red ocher color
[v] twist or braid together, interlace

Synonyms | Synonyms for Ruddle: raddle

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See Also | interweave | redden | weave

Ruddle In Webster's Dictionary

\Rud"dle\, v. t. To raddle or twist. [Obs.]
\Rud"dle\, n. A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] --Holland.
\Rud"dle\, n. [See {Rud}; cf. {Reddle}.] (Min.) A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
\Rud"dle\, v. t. To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. ``Their ruddled cheeks.'' --Thackeray. A fair sheep newly ruddled. --Lady M. W. Montagu.

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