Definition of ruff

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Ruff (n.) Alt. of Ruff.

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Highbinder :: Highbinder (n.) A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp. to the members of certain alleged societies among the Chinese..
Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles..
Plait :: Plait (v. t.) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle..
Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct.
Serenely :: Serenely (adv.) With unruffled temper; coolly; calmly.
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..
Drum :: Drum (v. i.) To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his wings..
Maucaco :: Maucaco (n.) A lemur; -- applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs..
Ruffianly :: Ruffianly (a.) Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name..
Ruffianlike :: Ruffianlike (a.) Ruffianly.
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird..
Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.
Ruffian :: Ruffian (v. i.) To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Ruffianous :: Ruffianous (a.) Ruffianly.
Furfur :: Furfur (n.) Scurf; dandruff.
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..
Reeve :: Reeve (n.) The female of the ruff.
Cat''s-paw :: Cat's-paw (n.) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air..
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