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Meanings of ruff in English
Catalan
batallaire Spanish
philomachus pugnax Common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season.
An external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal.
Usage of ruff in English
1
Over the Henri IV ruff fell the loose flesh of his jaws.
2
Below the bare part of the neck there is a cinereous ruff.
3
I held on to the ruff of her neck, just in case.
4
Even the old-fashioned ruff gave her a sense of home and security.
5
Her curls fell upon the loose ruff of lace around her neck.
6
Temeraire was waiting, ruff pricked, agitated and crouched small to conceal it.
7
On each side of his face is a ruff of long hair.
8
Arthur had his hands in the scarred fur of the dog's ruff.
9
He had only a shaking ruff of long feathers around his neck.
10
And very much, sir, the ruff and the slashed doublet become you!
11
His eyes were narrowed in concentration, his neck ruff sticking straight out.
12
The blood on his mouth and ruff... the way his neck turned.
13
However, Temeraire had noticed also; he snorted, his ruff coming up a little.
14
Both have the lace-edged ruff, but the shape of the dress is indistinct.
15
A great ruff of silver fur sat across its broad shoulders.
16
Half-hidden in a ruff of metallic feathers I glimpsed a grimly elongated beak.
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Ruff through the time
Ruff across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common