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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.

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Synonyms
Examples for "ruffled collar"
Examples for "ruffled collar"
1
Esther wriggled out of the shawl, smoothed her hair, arranged her ruffled collar.
Up the Hill and Over
2
It showed a man with the typical wide hat and the ruffled collar of an alderman.
The hangman's daughter
3
Her hair was held back in a headdress and her face was framed by a ruffled collar.
House of Bathory
4
The ruffled collar hung open at his throat, giving him more a roguish appearance than a noble one.
Seduced by a highlander
5
And a huge ruffled collar.
House of Bathory
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.

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