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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Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream..
Ruffian :: Ruffian (n.) A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour..
Ruffian :: Ruffian (n.) A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat..
Macaco :: Macaco (n.) Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (Lemur macaco), and the ring-tailed lemur (L. catta)..
Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.
Plait :: Plait (v. t.) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle..
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..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a 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..
Partlet :: Partlet (n.) A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff..
Ruffian :: Ruffian (a.) brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage..
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..
Dander :: Dander (n.) Dandruff or scurf on the head.
Pope :: Pope (n.) A fish; the ruff.
Crossruff :: Crossruff (n.) The play in whist where partners trump each a different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; -- called also seesaw..
Ruffianage :: Ruffianage (n.) Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians..
Frislet :: Frislet (n.) A kind of small ruffle.
Distemper :: Distemper (v. t.) To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle; to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant..
Apathy :: Apathy (n.) Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion..
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