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Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle..

Mohawk :: Mohawk (n.) One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk Indians..

Partridge :: Partridge (n.) The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).

Unruffled :: Unruffled (a.) Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet.

Dandruff :: Dandruff (n.) A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small or particles..

Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals.

Ruffianish :: Ruffianish (a.) Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.

Trub :: Trub (n.) A truffle.

Bandbox :: Bandbox (n.) A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical, for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars, caps, bonnets, etc..

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.

Nayaur :: Nayaur (n.) A specied of wild sheep (Ovis Hodgsonii), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the neck..

Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.

Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles..

Truffled :: Truffled (a.) Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey..

Furfur :: Furfur (n.) Scurf; dandruff.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion.

Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A ruffing of a bird's feathers from cold.

Ruffe :: Ruffe (n.) A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, / striped, perch..

Gruff :: Gruff (superl.) Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour; surly; severe; harsh..

Fluting :: Fluting (n.) Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the fluting of a lady's ruffle..

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