Definition of ruff

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Ruff (n.) A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children..

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Rufflement :: Rufflement (n.) The act of ruffling.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion.
Maucaco :: Maucaco (n.) A lemur; -- applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs..
Ruffed :: Ruffed (imp. & p. p.) of Ruf.
Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
Placid :: Placid (a.) Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful; tranquil; quiet; gentle.
Band :: Band (v. t.) A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Even :: Even (a.) Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper..
Poking-stick :: Poking-stick (n.) A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the plaits of ruffs..
Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.
Unruffle :: Unruffle (v. i.) To cease from being ruffled or agitated.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff..
Ruffianous :: Ruffianous (a.) Ruffianly.
Ruffian :: Ruffian (n.) A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour..
Ruffleless :: Ruffleless (a.) Having no ruffle.
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..
Rowdy :: Rowdy (n.) One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly fellow..
Ruffianish :: Ruffianish (a.) Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger..
Ruffian :: Ruffian (a.) brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage..
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