ruddle
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For my share of disguising, I now rubbed together some ruddle and dry soil, and the mixture gave a necessary touch of coarseness to her hands.
From The Yeoman Adventurer by Gough, George W.
They revolted in 363-362, but were reduced again, and the Athenians established a monopoly of the ruddle, or red earth, which was one of the most valuable products of the island.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various
Lemnian, lem′ni-an, adj. pertaining to Lemnos in the �gean Sea.—Lemnian earth, cimolite; Lemnian ruddle, a red chalk found in Lemnos.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various
Jud turn’d rahnd an gurned at th’ frunt o’ th’ show wi’ his faace aw ruddle.
From English Dialects From the Eighth Century to the Present Day by Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William)
Ducange, with the authorities quoted above, make its colour green; but the sinoper, or ruddle of commerce, is of a dark red or purplish hue.
From The Curiosities of Heraldry by Lower, Mark Antony
"I'll be rid o' that ruddled sack o' lollypops now," observed Lord Dunmore, complacently.
From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
The pock-marked rascal is lying quiet on the ruddled bricks at the foot of the stairs.
From Despair's Last Journey by Murray, David Christie
Even to-day those ruddled drawings can set a spell.
From Highways and Byways in Surrey by Thomson, Hugh
A faint tartness, the somewhat musty odour of old country houses, ascended from the tiled and ruddled floor that glistened like a mirror.
From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile
She sat now with bowed back by the empty fireplace, and looked across at Nigel with all the harsh lines of her old ruddled face softening into love and pride.
From Sir Nigel by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
Three hundred pistoles!" he echoed; "for ruddling the blades and risking the lives of nine of the finest swordsmen in Europe?
From The Duke's Motto A Melodrama by McCarthy, Justin H. (Justin Huntly)
