REDDLE

ruddle, reddle, raddle

(noun) a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

reddle (countable and uncountable, plural reddles)

Red ochre

Synonyms

• raddle

• ruddle

Verb

reddle (third-person singular simple present reddles, present participle reddling, simple past and past participle reddled)

To redden.

Synonyms

• raddle

• ruddle

Anagrams

• Eldred, Ledder

Source: Wiktionary


Red"dle (rd"d'l), n. Etym: [From Red; cf. G. r. Cf. Ruddle.] (Min.)

Definition: Red chalk. See under Chalk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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