unruffedadj.
/(ˌ)ʌnˈrʌft/, U.S. /ˌənˈrəft/ rare.
Not having a ruff (in various senses).
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unruffed1872
1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 133 Bill moderate, unruffed, but with a little tuft of feathers at the base of the rictus.
1972 S. H. Bartley Perception in Everyday Life iv. 64 Mother rats raised from birth with a cardboard ruff around their necks were less able than unruffed mothers to care for their young by licking them.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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