Synonyms for ruff
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ruhf |
| Phonetic Transcription : rÊŒf |
Top 10 synonyms for ruff Other synonyms for the word ruff
- beard
- bertha
- bristle
- bunch
- cilium
- cluster
- coiffure
- collection
- cowlick
- cut
- dicky
- down
- Eton
- eyelash
- feathers
- feeler
- fichu
- filament
- fluff
- fraise
- frill
- fringe
- frizzies
- group
- jabot
- knot
- lock
- mop
- moustache
- neckband
- plumage
- quill
- ruff
- shock
- split ends
- thatch
- topknot
- torque
- tress
- tuft
- tussock
- Vandyke
- vibrissa
- villus
- whiskers
- wig
- wool
Définition of ruff
Origin :- kind of large collar, stiffly starched, especially common in the seventeenth century, 1520s, originally in reference to sleeves (of collars, from 1550s), probably a shortened form of ruffle.
- Card-playing sense is a separate word, from a former game of that name (1580s), from Middle French roffle, earlier romfle (early 15c.), from Italian ronfa, perhaps a corruption of trionfo "triumph" (from French; cf. trump). The game was in vogue c.1590-1630.
- As in tuft : noun clump of strands of something
- As in collar : noun neck attire
- As in hair : noun threadlike growth on animate being
- Who would wear for every sigh Blood's red flower upon his ruff?
- Extract from : « Enamels and Cameos and other Poems » by Thophile Gautier
- He was sitting in uniform on the other side of the fire, reading Ruff's Guide.
- Extract from : « Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, December 23, 1914 » by Various
- Ruff with left alone, especially with your partner's make or adoption.
- Extract from : « The Laws of Euchre » by H. C. Leeds
- The ruff, Machetes pugnax, was believed by Montague to be polygamous.
- Extract from : « More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II » by Charles Darwin
- Miss Ruff saw how Lady Longspade passed on, but she was nothing disconcerted.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- Then Mrs. Garded made two direct appeals to Miss Ruff for mercy.
- Extract from : « The Bertrams » by Anthony Trollope
- And very much, sir, the ruff and the slashed doublet become you!
- Extract from : « Roundabout Papers » by William Makepeace Thackeray
- The Ace first, and then King, signifies no more of the suit, and a desire to ruff.
- Extract from : « Auction of To-day » by Milton C. Work
- The only case in which it is not an evidence of strength is when it shows a desire to ruff.
- Extract from : « Auction of To-day » by Milton C. Work
- He glanced at Retief, adjusted his ruff and looked into the banquet hall.
- Extract from : « The Yillian Way » by John Keith Laumer
Antonyms for ruff
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