Raddle

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 [gcide]:

  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 WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  raddle
       n : a red iron ore used in dyeing and marking [syn: {ruddle}, {reddle}]
       v 1: twist or braid together, interlace [syn: {ruddle}]
       2: mark or paint with raddle

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  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
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  Raddle
       
          ["On the Design of Large Distributed Systems", I.R. Forman,
          Proc 1st IEEE Intl Conf Comp Langs, pp.25-27 (Oct 1986)].