raddle

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
raddle
    n 1: a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: {ruddle},
         {reddle}, {raddle}]
    v 1: twist or braid together, interlace [syn: {raddle},
         {ruddle}]
    2: mark or paint with raddle
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. G. r[aum]der, r[aum]del,
   sieve, or perhaps E. reed.]
   1. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is
      interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes,
      in making a kind of hedge or fence.
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   2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also {raddle
      hedge}. --Todd.
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   3. 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), v. t.
   To interweave or twist together.
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         Raddling or working it up like basket work. --De Foe.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. {Ruddle}.]
   A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical
   processes; ruddle. "A raddle of rouge." --Thackeray.
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Raddle \Rad"dle\, v. t.
   To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened and
   raddled old women." --Thackeray.
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from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)
Raddle

   ["On the Design of Large Distributed Systems", I.R. Forman,
   Proc 1st IEEE Intl Conf Comp Langs, pp.25-27 (Oct 1986)].
    
from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
79 Moby Thesaurus words for "raddle":
      arabesque, basketry, basketwork, braid, cancellation,
      cross-hatching, crossing-out, enlace, entwine, filigree, fret,
      fretwork, grate, grating, grid, gridiron, grille, grillwork,
      hachure, hatching, interknit, interlace, interlacement,
      intertexture, intertie, intertissue, intertwine, intertwinement,
      intertwist, interweave, intort, knit, lace, lacery, lacework,
      lacing, lattice, latticework, loom, loop, mat, mesh, meshes,
      meshwork, net, netting, network, noose, plait, pleach, plexure,
      plexus, reticle, reticulation, reticule, reticulum, riddle, screen,
      screening, sieve, splice, texture, tissue, tracery, trellis,
      trelliswork, twill, twine, twist, wattle, weave, weaving, web,
      webbing, webwork, weft, wicker, wickerwork, wreathe

    

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