raddle

rad·dle ¹  (rdl)

tr.v. rad·dled, rad·dling, rad·dles

To twist together; interweave.

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[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.]

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rad·dle ²  (rdl)

n. & v.

Variant of ruddle.

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raddle¹

vb

(tr) another word for interweave

[from obsolete noun sense of raddle meaning a rod, wattle, or lath, from Old French redalle a stick, pole; of obscure origin]

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raddle²

vb

(Clothing & Fashion) (tr) Chiefly Brit to paint (the face) with rouge

n & vb

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) another word for ruddle

[variant of ruddle]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	raddle - a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking reddle, ruddle iron ore - an ore from which iron can be extracted
Verb	1.	raddle - twist or braid together, interlace ruddle 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"

Translations

raddle

n → Rötel m, → Roteisenstein m

vt sheep → (mit Rötel) zeichnen