Ruffing

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  • v. Present participle of ruff.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In hat-manuf., same as napping.
  • Word Usage
    "Perched on the rim of Michael's pannikin, this inconsiderable adventurer from out of the dark into the sun of life, a mere spark and mote between the darks, by a ruffing of his salmon-pink crest,"
    Equivalent
    ruffe   
    Verb Form
    ruffed    ruffing    ruffs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    external body part    turn    play   
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    collar    pope    blacktail    stone perch    striped perch   
    Hyponym
    reeve    rheeve   
    Form
    ruffed    ruffing    overruff    underruff   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    trump    ruffle    disorder    colla   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Slough    bluff    bruff    buff    cuff    duff    enough    fluff    gruff    guff   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    frill    kerchief    headdress    tippet    cravat    scarf    cuff    surplice    turban    pelisse