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Definition of ruff

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Ruff (n.) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, / Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve..

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Ruffed :: Ruffed (imp. & p. p.) of Ruf.

Swinecase :: Swinebread (n.) The truffle.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle..

Trump :: Trump (n.) An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; -- called also ruff..

Ruffling :: Ruffling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ruffl.

Rabato :: Rabato (n.) A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.

Heading :: Heading (n.) The extension of a line ruffling above the line of stitch.

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

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw together in a disorderly manner.

Ruffled :: Ruffled (imp. & p. p.) of Ruffl.

Short-spoken :: Short-spoken (a.) Speaking in a quick or short manner; hence, gruff; curt..

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..

Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A ruffle, consisting of a fold of membrane, of hairs, or of feathers, around the neck of an animal..

Whip :: Whip (v. t.) To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle..

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle..

Fondness :: Fondness (n.) Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles..

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

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff..

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..

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