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Meanings of ruff in English

Portuguese
gorgeira
Spanish
lechuguilla
Catalan
escarolat
Wikidata

Tightly gathered collar set into formal or informal pleats.

        gorgeira
        Catalan
        coll alt

        A high tight collar.

              coll alt
              Catalan
              batallaire
              Spanish
              philomachus pugnax

              Common Eurasian sandpiper; the male has an erectile neck ruff in breeding season.

                    batallaire

                    An external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal.

                          Synonyms
                          Examples for "frill"
                          Examples for "frill"
                          1
                          The front has a deep frill tacked on all around the chair.
                          St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1...
                          2
                          A tuft of pink frill escaped from one side of the gag.
                          Storm Front
                          3
                          Nothing might she wear but her plain black frock and white frill.
                          The Late Miss Hollingford
                          4
                          I had an embroidered frill and very fine ruffles of point d'Alencon.
                          The Lock and Key Library: the Most Interesting Stories of All Na...
                          5
                          Round its hilt was a frill of paper, on which was scrawled:
                          A Tale of Two Cities
                          Usage of ruff in English
                          1
                          Over the Henri IV ruff fell the loose flesh of his jaws.
                          The Grey Cloak
                          2
                          Below the bare part of the neck there is a cinereous ruff.
                          Wanderings in South America
                          3
                          I held on to the ruff of her neck, just in case.
                          Kensuke’s Kingdom
                          4
                          Even the old-fashioned ruff gave her a sense of home and security.
                          A Book of Quaker Saints
                          5
                          Her curls fell upon the loose ruff of lace around her neck.
                          In the Days of Poor Richard
                          6
                          Temeraire was waiting, ruff pricked, agitated and crouched small to conceal it.
                          Empire of Ivory
                          7
                          On each side of his face is a ruff of long hair.
                          The Burgess Animal Book for Children
                          8
                          Arthur had his hands in the scarred fur of the dog's ruff.
                          The wandering fire
                          9
                          He had only a shaking ruff of long feathers around his neck.
                          The Light in the Clearing: A Tale of the North Country in the Ti...
                          10
                          And very much, sir, the ruff and the slashed doublet become you!
                          Roundabout Papers
                          11
                          His eyes were narrowed in concentration, his neck ruff sticking straight out.
                          Secrets of the Wolves
                          12
                          The blood on his mouth and ruff... the way his neck turned.
                          Pet Sematary
                          13
                          However, Temeraire had noticed also; he snorted, his ruff coming up a little.
                          Throne of Jade
                          14
                          Both have the lace-edged ruff, but the shape of the dress is indistinct.
                          Two Centuries of Costume in America, Volume 1 (1620-1820)
                          15
                          A great ruff of silver fur sat across its broad shoulders.
                          King rolen's kin: the uncrowned king
                          16
                          Half-hidden in a ruff of metallic feathers I glimpsed a grimly elongated beak.
                          The Door Through Space
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                          Translations for ruff
                          Portuguese
                          gorgeira
                          Ruff through the time
                          Ruff across language varieties
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common