Rud"dy , v. t. To make ruddy. [R.]
Sir W.
Scott.
Rud"dy (?), a.
[Compar. Ruddier (?); superl.
Ruddiest.]
[AS. rudig. See Rud, n.] 1. Of a red color; red, or
reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy flame.
Milton.
They were more ruddy in body than rubies.
Lam. iv. 7. 2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color
of the human skin in
high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. Dryden.
Ruddy duck (Zoöl.), an American duck (Erismatura
rubida) having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich
brownish red on the back,
sides, and neck, black on the
top of the head, nape, wings, and tail, and
white on the cheeks. The female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish on the back; grayish below. Called also dunbird,
dundiver, ruddy diver, stifftail,
spinetail, hardhead, sleepy duck, fool duck, spoonbill,
etc. -- Ruddy plover (Zoöl.)
the sanderling.
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