ruddle, reddle, raddle
(noun) a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking
ruddle
(verb) redden as if with a red ocher color
raddle, ruddle
(verb) twist or braid together, interlace
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ruddle (countable and uncountable, plural ruddles)
A form of red ochre sometimes used to mark sheep.
(obsolete) Ruddiness; red coloration.
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ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)
To mark something with red ochre.
To raddle or twist.
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ruddle (plural ruddles)
A riddle or sieve.
ruddle (third-person singular simple present ruddles, present participle ruddling, simple past and past participle ruddled)
(transitive) To sift together; to mix, as through a sieve.
Source: Wiktionary
Rud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To raddle or twist. [Obs.]
Rud"dle, n.
Definition: A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland.
Rud"dle, n. Etym: [See Rud; cf. Reddle.] (Min.)
Definition: A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
Rud"dle, v. t.
Definition: To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." Thackeray. A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 April 2025
(adjective) marked by richness and fullness of flavor; “a rich ruby port”; “full-bodied wines”; “a robust claret”; “the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee”
The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.
