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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024ruff1 /rʌf/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Clothinga collar of lace, gathered into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- a collar, or set of marked hairs or feathers, on the neck of an animal.
ruffed, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ruff1 (ruf ),USA pronunciation n. - Clothinga neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered or drawn into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
- something resembling such a piece in form or position.
- a collar, or set of lengthened or specially marked hairs or feathers, on the neck of an animal.
- Birds[Ornith.]a species of European and Asian sandpiper, Philomachus pugnax, the male of which has a large erectile ruff of feathers during the breeding season. Cf. reeve 3.
- Dialect Terms, Clothing, British Terms[Alaska and Northern Canada.]a fringe of fur around the edge of a parka hood or along the edges of a jacket.
v.t. - Clothingtease (def. 3).
- perh. back formation from ruffle1 1515–25
- Gamesan act or instance of trumping when one cannot follow suit.
- Gamesan old game of cards, resembling whist.
v.t., v.i. - Gamesto trump when unable to follow suit.
- German Trumpf trump1
- French ro(u)ffle; cognate with Italian ronfa a card game, probably
- probably 1580–90
ruff3 (ruf ),USA pronunciation n. - Fisha small European freshwater fish, Acerina cernua, of the perch family.
- 1400–50; Middle English ruf, roffe; perh. special use of rough
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ruff /rʌf/ n - 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
- a natural growth of long or coloured hair or feathers around the necks of certain animals or birds
- 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
- the male of this bird
Etymology: 16th Century: back formation from ruffle1ˈruffˌlike adj ruff /rʌf/ n - another word for trump1
- an old card game similar to whist
Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French roffle; perhaps changed from Italian trionfa trump1 Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ruffe, ruff /rʌf/ n - a European freshwater teleost fish, Acerina cernua, having a single spiny dorsal fin: family Percidae (perches)
Etymology: 15th Century: perhaps an alteration of rough (referring to its scales) |