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Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..

Swinecase :: Swinebread (n.) The truffle.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.

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..

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

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill..

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

Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp..

Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.

Flute :: Flute (n.) A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle..

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.

Ruff :: Ruff (v. t.) To ruffle; to disorder.

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..

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

Rufflement :: Rufflement (n.) The act of ruffling.

Tuckahoe :: Tuckahoe (n.) A curious vegetable production of the Southern Atlantic United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called also Indian bread, and Indian loaf..

Discountenance :: Discountenance (v. t.) To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of countenance; to put to shame; to abash.

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

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