| 单词 | ruff |
| 释义 | Word Frequency ruff 1(rʌf) noun 1. a circular pleated, gathered, or fluted collar of lawn, muslin, etc, often starched or wired, worn by both men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries 2. zoology a natural growth of long or coloured hair or feathers around the necks of certain animals or birds 3. a. an Old World shore bird, Philomachus pugnax, the male of which has a large erectile ruff of feathers in the breeding season: family Scolopacidae (sandpipers, etc), order Charadriiformes b. the male of this bird Compare reeve3Derived forms rufflike (ˈruffˌlike) adjective Word origin C16: back formation from ruffle1Word Frequency ruff 2(rʌf) cards noun 1. another word for trump1 2. an old card game similar to whist verb 3. another word for trump1 (sense 4) Word origin C16: from Old French roffle; perhaps changed from Italian trionfa trump1Word Frequency ruff 3(rʌf) noun another name for roughy |
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