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
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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