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Bluffed :: Bluffed (imp. & p. p.) of Bluf.

Luff :: Luff (n.) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.

Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a ship..

Luffed :: Luffed (imp. & p. p.) of Luf.

Luff :: Luff (n.) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails..

Gaff-topsail :: Gaff-topsail (n.) A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the gaff and its luff upon the topmast.

Bluffness :: Bluffness (n.) The quality or state of being bluff.

Bluffing :: Bluffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bluf.

Fluffy :: Fluffy (superl.) Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy..

Bluff :: Bluff (a.) Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as, a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea captain..

Luffing :: Luffing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Luf.

Bluff-headed :: Bluff-headed (a.) Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.

Fluff :: Fluff (n.) Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers..

Luffer :: Luffer (n.) See Louver.

Pluff :: Pluff (n.) A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of gunpowder..

Loof :: Loof (v. i.) See Luff.

Cliff Limestone :: Cliff limestone () A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west, presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly Silurian and partly Devonian..

Brusque :: Brusque (a.) Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a brusque man; a brusque style..

Bluff :: Bluff (n.) A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face..

Luff :: Luff (n.) The roundest part of a ship's bow.

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