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ruff
  1. A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).
  2. Anything formed with plaits or flutings like a frill.
  3. Senses relating to animals.
    1. Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).
    2. (ornithology) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers on or around the neck of a bird.
    3. (zoology) A collar of lengthened or distinctively coloured fur on or around the neck of an animal.
  4. (engineering) A collar on a shaft or other piece to prevent endwise motion.
  5. (obsolete) An exhibition of haughtiness or pride.
  6. (obsolete) Tumultuous or wanton conduct or procedure.
  7. Synonyms:
ruffle
  1. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
  2. Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
  3. (military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
  4. (zoology) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
  5. Synonyms:
  6. Examples:
    1. “My very favorite skirt has a subtle ruffle along the hem. It's not ultra-girly but it gives it a little something extra.”
ruff
  1. Alternative spelling of ruffe: a small freshwater fish of the genus Gymnocephalus; specifically the Eurasian ruffe (Gymnocephalus cernua or Gymnocephalus cernuus) which has spiny fins; the pope.
  2. Arripis georgianus, a fish found in cool waters off the southern coast of Australia; the Australian herring or tommy ruff.
  3. (obsolete) A bottom-dwelling carnivorous fish of the genus Sparidae found in temperate and tropical waters; a porgy or sea bream.
  4. Synonyms:
ruffler
  1. (historical) ruffian, bully, villain; especially a 16th-17th century vagabond operating under the guise of a maimed soldier or sailor
  2. swaggerer
  3. a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles
  4. Examples:
    1. “As for Falconnet, he was even then a ruffler and a bully, though he was not of the army.”
      “After the first hackle, called a ruffler, six other finer hackles were often used.”
      “Ltd. and it's very suitable with automatic ruffler to make the bale tightly.”
ruff
  1. An instance of ruffing, or an opportunity to ruff, when unable to follow suit. [late 16th c.]
  2. (obsolete) A game similar to whist and its predecessor. [late 16th c.]
  3. Synonyms:
ruff
  1. (music) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruffle.
  2. Synonyms:
ruffling
rufflement
  1. The act of ruffling.
ruffer
  1. (bridge) One who ruffs.
rufflements
  1. plural of rufflement
rufflings
rufflers
  1. plural of ruffler
  2. Examples:
    1. “And, la, as to yonder base rufflers, think ye they have not their fill, but yet desire more?”
ruffles
ruffers
  1. plural of ruffer
ruffs
  1. plural of ruff
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Elsewhere, we came across storks, ruffs and egrets, and herons of all descriptions.”
      “Tremain's costume drama distinguishes itself by mixing just a drop of earthy magical realism into its ruffs and codpieces.”
      “In Elizabethan times the roots were dried and crushed and the powder was mixed with water and used to stiffen the ruffs worn by the gentry.”
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