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Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Ootheca..

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t.) To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle..

Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.

Ruffle :: Ruffle (v. t. & i.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff..

Frislet :: Frislet (n.) A kind of small ruffle.

Cat''s-paw :: Cat's-paw (n.) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a puff of air..

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..

Serenely :: Serenely (adv.) With unruffled temper; coolly; calmly.

Fluted :: Fluted (a.) Decorated with flutes; channeled; grooved; as, a fluted column; a fluted ruffle; a fluted spectrum..

Ruffler :: Ruffler (n.) That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles..

Puff :: Puff (v. t.) To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air..

Rufflement :: Rufflement (n.) The act of ruffling.

Quill :: Quill (v. t.) To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings; as, to quill a ruffle..

Apathy :: Apathy (n.) Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion..

Serene :: Serene (a.) Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect; a serene soul..

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

Tuber :: Tuber (n.) A genus of fungi. See Truffle.

Fondness :: Fondness (n.) Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite, propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles..

Frill :: Frill (v. i.) A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.

Discompose :: Discompose (v. t.) To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the composure or equanimity; to agitate.

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