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Meaning
Noun
●
Any
gathered
or
curled
strip
of
fabric
added
as
trim
or decoration.
●
Disturbance;
agitation
; commotion.
●
In Military:
A low,
vibrating
beat
of a
drum
,
quieter
than
a roll
; a ruff.
●
In Zoology:
The
connected
series
of large
egg
capsules
, or
oothecae
, of several
species
of American
marine
gastropods
of the
genus
Fulgur.
Verb
●
To make a
ruffle
in; to
curl
or
flute
, as an
edge
of fabric.
●
To
disturb
; especially, to cause to flutter.
●
To
grow
rough
,
boisterous
, or turbulent.
●
To become
disordered
; to
play
loosely
; to flutter.
●
To be
rough
; to
jar
; to be
in contention
; hence, to
put on airs
; to swagger.
●
To
make into
a
ruff
; to
draw
or
contract
into
puckers
,
plaits
, or
folds
; to wrinkle.
●
To
erect
in a
ruff
, as feathers.
●
In Military:
To
beat
with the
ruff
or
ruff
le, as a drum.
●
To
throw together
in a
disorderly
manner.
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