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having a ruff
Furnished with a ruff
{s} having a high frilled collar
ruffed grouse
An American game bird, Bonasa umbellus; the male makes drumming sounds with its wings
ruffed lemur
any of several nocturnal lemurs of the Vareica, from Madagascar; with white ruffs around the face
ruffed grouse
valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
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North American species (Bonasa umbellus) of grouse, sometimes incorrectly called a partridge. Ruffed grouse live mainly on berries, fruits, seeds, and buds but also eat much animal food. They are 16-20 in. (40-50 cm) long and have feathered lower legs and a black band on the fan-shaped tail. The male's ruff consists of erectile black feathers on the sides of the neck. Males beat their wings rapidly against the air (called drumming) to proclaim their territory
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A large, chiefly nocturnal lemur (Lemur variegatus) of Madagascar, having a black-and-white coat of long dense fur and a white ruff around the face
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The bark of a dog; woof
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To play a trump card to a trick, other than when trumps were led
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A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted neckware in Elizabethan and Jacobean England
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A male of the species Philomachus pugnax, a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; the female is a reeve
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Any of several freshwater fish, of the genus Acerina, similar to perch
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{v} to trump at cards, strike, hit, wound
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{n} a linen or ornament, plain state, bird, fish
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They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season
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a large round collar of pleated muslin or linen worn in the late 16th and early 17th centuries
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A ruff is a thick band of feathers or fur round the neck of a bird or animal
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To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum
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A ruff is a stiff strip of cloth or other material with many small folds in it, which some people wore round their neck in former times. an Elizabethan ruff
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(verb) trump
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A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird
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A card game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it ruff and honours
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a high tight collar
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of Collar
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To ruffle; to disorder
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The female is called reeve, or rheeve
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Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name
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The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face
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The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led
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To trump
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To hit, as the prey, without fixing it
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A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children
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A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it
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the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season
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rough
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play a trump
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{i} act of playing a trump card; type of old card game (similar to whist)
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A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck
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(v ) To play trump on an opponent's non-trump lead
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A male of the species Philomachus pugnax; a highly gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia. The female is a Reeve
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A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, or Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers
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Long, thick hair around the neck
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Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct
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A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle
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{f} play trump on (in a card game)
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A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion
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{i} fancy high and frilled collar (worn during the 16th and 17th centuries); (Zoology) ring of feathers or neck hair around the neck of a bird or mammal; type of sandpiper with elaborate ruff
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– wheel shaped plaited collar worn by both men and women Made of stiff, starched linen or muslin and trimmed with lace (starching was unknown in England until 1564) This same style and technique was also applied to smaller items worn at the wrists (cuff ruff)
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A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris); called also pope, blacktail, and stone, or striped, perch
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the act of taking a trick with a trump when unable to follow suit
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common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season
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An exhibition of pride or haughtiness
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