Definition of ruffle

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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..

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Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent..
Flute :: Flute (v. t.) To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc..
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..
Swinecase :: Swinebread (n.) The truffle.
Ruffled :: Ruffled (imp. & p. p.) of Ruffl.
Serenely :: Serenely (adv.) With unruffled temper; coolly; calmly.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. i.) To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger..
Fondness :: Fondness (n.) Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles..
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..
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..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle..
Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.
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..
Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of animals.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
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..
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..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To erect in a ruff, as feathers..
Truffle :: Truffle (n.) Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum) and the English truffle (T. aestivum) are much esteemed as articles of food..
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