1. (n.) 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.

2. (n.) A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also raddle hedge.

3. (n.) 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.

4. (v. t.) To interweave or twist together.

5. (n.) A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical processes; ruddle.

6. (v. t.) To mark or paint with, or as with, 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