noun
Meaning 1
A red ochre.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
raddle
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/ˈɹædəl/
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rhymes with -ædəl
noun
Meaning 2
A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, interwoven with others between upright posts or stakes, in making a kind of hedge or fence.
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noun
Meaning 3
A hedge or fence made with raddles.
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noun
Meaning 4
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.
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verb
Meaning 5
To mark with raddle; to daub something red.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: redden, reddle, ruddle
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verb
Meaning 6
To interweave or twist together.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: interlace, lace, ruddle, betwine, braid, entwist, entwine, interthread, intertwine, intertwist, interweave, lock, raddle, twine, twist
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
To do work in a slovenly way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: schlep, slaister, slob
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noun
Meaning 8
a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ruddle, reddle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: iron ore
verb
Meaning 9
mark or paint with raddle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: mark
verb
Meaning 10
twist or braid together, interlace
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ruddle
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: weave, interweave
History
Etymology
From a variation of reddle, ruddle. Related to red.
From earlier radel, redle (noun), and ruddle (verb), perhaps a transposition of hurdle or an alteration of riddle (“curtain”).
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: охра (ohra) — red ochre
- Polish: czerwona ochra — red ochre
- Spanish: almagre — red ochre
- Bulgarian: начервявам (načervjavam) — mark with raddle
- Polish: zabarwiać ochrą — mark with raddle
- Polish: zabarwić ochrą — mark with raddle
- Spanish: almagrar — mark with raddle
- Spanish: enalmagrar — mark with raddle