Ruff synonyms

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frill
Any unnecessary ornament; superfluous thing added for show
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ruffe (related)
A small spiny freshwater fish (Gymnocephalus cernuus) of the family Percidae, native to Eurasia but introduced into and spreading in the Great Lakes.
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trumping
(card games) the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
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philomachus (related)
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pugnax (related)
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choker
A narrow neckpiece of fur.
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neck ruff
a high tight collar
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trump
To play a trump on (a trick, another card, etc.) when a trump was not led, often, specif., so as to take it thereby
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spade (related)
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ruffle
A beating or rustling sound:
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philomachus-pugnax
A taxonomic species within the genus Philomachus — the ruff.
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Ruff Sentence Examples

  • The white ruff on the neck, and the similarly coloured feathers of the wing, do not appear until the completion of the first moulting.

  • I cannot remember, if you wore a ruff.

  • The surplice is not used, the ministers conducting the ordinary services and preaching in a black gown, of the 16th-century type, with white bands or ruff.

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