What does "ruddle" mean?
Ruddle: To raddle or twist. [Obs.]
Additional senses
- 2.A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] Holland.
- 3.A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.
- 4.To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled cheeks." Thackeray. A fair sheep newly ruddled. Lady M. W. Montagu.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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