Definition of ruff

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Ruff (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..

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Blackguardly :: Blackguardly (adv. & a.) In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive; scurrilous; ruffianly.
Macaco :: Macaco (n.) Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (Lemur macaco), and the ring-tailed lemur (L. catta)..
Quiescent :: Quiescent (a.) Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not excited; quiet; dormant; resting.
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt..
Drum :: Drum (v. i.) To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his wings..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum..
Smooth :: Smooth (superl.) Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed; as, a smooth stream..
Quill :: Quill (n.) The fold or plain of a ruff.
Plait :: Plait (v. t.) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name..
Furfur :: Furfur (n.) Scurf; dandruff.
Blacktail :: Blacktail (n.) A fish; the ruff or pope.
Fondness :: Fondness (n.) Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles..
Partlet :: Partlet (n.) A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff..
Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To throw into disorder or confusion.
Hackster :: Hackster (n.) A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin.
Breeze :: Breeze (n.) An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery produced a breeze..
Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff..
Fall :: Fall (n.) Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule..
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