raddled

/ ˈrædəld /

adjective

Origin of raddled¹

C17: from raddle ²

A hand-basin, the water in it raddled with rouge, stood on the table behind her, and a white china jug of fresh water beside it.

Outside them and through them ran raddled sheep bleating their fear.

She had on a different hat, and the earlier hour showed him the shining of her eyes above the raddled cheeks.

His whole broad face was darkly flushed, the red skin raddled with a thousand lines.

Noa, not by force, as I seed; but there wore one chap among them woundily raddled on the sconce.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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