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Gather :: Gather (v. t.) To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a ruffle..

Ruffled :: Ruffled (imp. & p. p.) of Ruffl.

Quellio :: Quellio (n.) A ruff for the neck.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle..

Quiescent :: Quiescent (a.) Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.

Crimper :: Crimper (n.) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.

Perigord Pie :: Perigord pie () A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures..

Reeve :: Reeve (n.) The female of the ruff.

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird..

Blackguardism :: Blackguardism (n.) The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism.

Quill :: Quill (n.) The fold or plain of a ruff.

Crimp :: Crimp (v. t.) To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that the material will retain the shape intended; to give a wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to crimp a ruffle. Cf. Crisp..

Trub :: Trub (n.) A truffle.

Truffle :: Truffle (n.) Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum) and the English truffle (T. aestivum) are much esteemed as articles of food..

Ruffian :: Ruffian (a.) brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage..

Even :: Even (a.) Equable; not easily ruffed or disturbed; calm; uniformly self-possessed; as, an even temper..

Swinecase :: Swinebread (n.) The truffle.

Flute :: Flute (n.) A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle..

Partridge :: Partridge (n.) The ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus).

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.

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