ruddles
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ruddle
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
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
