ruddle > define

noun

• A red iron ore used in dyeing and marking.
  • synonyms: reddle, raddle

verb

• Twist or braid together, interlace.
  • synonyms: raddle
• Redden as if with a red ocher color. .

• (n.) A riddle or sieve.
• (v.t.) To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge.
• (v.t.) To raddle or twist.
• (n.) A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red ocher.