rufflelessadj.
/ˈrʌf(ə)lləs/, U.S. /ˈrəfə(l)ləs/ Without any ruffles (ruffle n.1 7a).
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1826 U.S. Lit. Gaz. 1 Feb. 352 She..maintained her outward carriage..Amidst the starchy sisterhood, And kept Her cap and kerchief ruffleless as they.
1874 H. M. Stanley Coomassie & Magdala i. i. 5 On deck we have the cruel glare of the ocean, ruffleless all around.
1915 Overland Monthly Dec. 505/2 An existence that is killing me by inches with its wretched monotony and ruffleless details.
1949 J. M. Brown Morning Faces 126 She was not entirely happy in this ruffleless, satinless, and doll-less realm.
2003 Sydney Morning Herald (Nexis) 11 Oct. 12 Not seeing a flamenco class in my immediate future, I..am now ruffleless.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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