Ruff
noun
A large collar worn in the 16th and 17th century.
The portrait showed a woman dressed in a dark gown with a large ruff around her neck.
Often appears as...
- ruff collar
- wear a ruff
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A type of bird in the sandpiper family.
During mating season, male ruffs display their colorful feather collars.
Often appears as...
- male ruff
- ruff bird
noun
The sound of a drum when it's played very quickly.
The drummer added a complex ruff to the rhythm.
Often appears as...
- drum ruff
- play a ruff
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A large collar worn in the 16th and 17th century.
The portrait showed a woman dressed in a dark gown with a large ruff around her neck.
Often appears as...
- ruff collar
- wear a ruff
Usage tips
Historical
noun
A type of bird in the sandpiper family.
During mating season, male ruffs display their colorful feather collars.
Often appears as...
- male ruff
- ruff bird
noun
The sound of a drum when it's played very quickly.
The drummer added a complex ruff to the rhythm.
Often appears as...
- drum ruff
- play a ruff
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Fashion
The ruff is from an era when fashion included elaborate clothing, not seen today.
In historical plays, actors often wear a ruff to show the period.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
Remember, 'ruff' in this sense is archaic and not used in contemporary fashion.
Museums might display gowns with a ruff to illustrate past attire.
Pro Tip 3/3Costume Piece
Ruffs are mainly seen today in costumes, especially during historical reenactments.
She crafted an authentic ruff for her Shakespearean costume.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Fashion
The ruff is from an era when fashion included elaborate clothing, not seen today.
In historical plays, actors often wear a ruff to show the period.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
Remember, 'ruff' in this sense is archaic and not used in contemporary fashion.
Museums might display gowns with a ruff to illustrate past attire.
Pro Tip 3/3Costume Piece
Ruffs are mainly seen today in costumes, especially during historical reenactments.
She crafted an authentic ruff for her Shakespearean costume.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Fashion
The ruff is from an era when fashion included elaborate clothing, not seen today.
In historical plays, actors often wear a ruff to show the period.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Modern
Remember, 'ruff' in this sense is archaic and not used in contemporary fashion.
Museums might display gowns with a ruff to illustrate past attire.
Pro Tip 3/3Costume Piece
Ruffs are mainly seen today in costumes, especially during historical reenactments.
She crafted an authentic ruff for her Shakespearean costume.
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Video examples
Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
watcher you exclaimed Yage ruff that's how I felt because I was so surprised to see that there was one on the dam can earlier today and I could say because I was the one animal and said I'd really like to have the look at its haven't seen a giraffe and I did see them while I was on holiday she has so lots and
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At the Base of Lhotse:...
trying to establish a route through these crevasses to get to the foot of the lucky face and that's where we're all or the next few days start stringing rope to camp three and then eventually up to camp four inside now we have been preparing the ruffs and all the Sherpas are here we're going to be important
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Safari Live - Day 170 PIPE...
saw those trucks they're saying it must have been a female so what I want to do is to work very close with bushwalk team with ruff and hobby and see whether we gonna smoke out this lepidus that has been quite elusive since yesterday the times javi said he could even smell
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Erin McKean: The joy of...
which is the greedy habit some words have of taking more than one meaning for themselves. So if you think of the word "set," a set can be a badger's burrow, a set can be one of the pleats in an Elizabethan ruff, and there's one numbered definition in the OED.
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Safari Live - Day 190 PIPE...
be all sorts of things lurking around first time coming through okay so as I said being close to watering holes least overgrazing leads to a lower increase in fire that Pierce's ruff is on his way towards a watching help watching a hole himself
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How do we experience...
Wow, that's quite a bark! And a few more. Ruff, ruff, ruff. And three, two, one, stop! Feel free to relax and sit back down. Now, I want you think about how much time passed between the moment I said, "Go!"
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The Great White Shark...
hungry I am right now sorry about your leg I'll be back in a while pull the rest don't stress my sister will be back to clean up this mess relax kick back it's only a great white shark attack ruff
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Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
here otherwise I am gonna give a red could alright this white oak continues eating on the ground as ruff is also like this what rock looking on the ground well everyone we've just found a little
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Tiger Sharks vs. Turtles...
for the loggerheads ruff shell the team uses a harmless epoxy and a base plate which will slough off after a few days
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The Unexpected Smuggler...
whoa big dog looks good ruff oh yeah oh yeah be good
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 15 PIPE...
watcher you exclaimed Yage ruff that's how I felt because I was so surprised to see that there was one on the dam can earlier today and I could say because I was the one animal and said I'd really like to have the look at its haven't seen a giraffe and I did see them while I was on holiday she has so lots and
Video examples
At the Base of Lhotse:...
trying to establish a route through these crevasses to get to the foot of the lucky face and that's where we're all or the next few days start stringing rope to camp three and then eventually up to camp four inside now we have been preparing the ruffs and all the Sherpas are here we're going to be important
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 170 PIPE...
saw those trucks they're saying it must have been a female so what I want to do is to work very close with bushwalk team with ruff and hobby and see whether we gonna smoke out this lepidus that has been quite elusive since yesterday the times javi said he could even smell
Video examples
Erin McKean: The joy of...
which is the greedy habit some words have of taking more than one meaning for themselves. So if you think of the word "set," a set can be a badger's burrow, a set can be one of the pleats in an Elizabethan ruff, and there's one numbered definition in the OED.
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 190 PIPE...
be all sorts of things lurking around first time coming through okay so as I said being close to watering holes least overgrazing leads to a lower increase in fire that Pierce's ruff is on his way towards a watching help watching a hole himself
Video examples
How do we experience...
Wow, that's quite a bark! And a few more. Ruff, ruff, ruff. And three, two, one, stop! Feel free to relax and sit back down. Now, I want you think about how much time passed between the moment I said, "Go!"
Video examples
The Great White Shark...
hungry I am right now sorry about your leg I'll be back in a while pull the rest don't stress my sister will be back to clean up this mess relax kick back it's only a great white shark attack ruff
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 174 PIPE...
here otherwise I am gonna give a red could alright this white oak continues eating on the ground as ruff is also like this what rock looking on the ground well everyone we've just found a little
Video examples
Tiger Sharks vs. Turtles...
for the loggerheads ruff shell the team uses a harmless epoxy and a base plate which will slough off after a few days
Video examples
The Unexpected Smuggler...
whoa big dog looks good ruff oh yeah oh yeah be good
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
A. A. Gill
British Writer
A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Louis XIV. Their strange and exotic attire attracted the French bon hommes, who were wearing formal ruffs, and who immediately took to the simple and relaxed military cloth tied at the neck.
Quote examples
A. A. Gill
British Writer
A cravat is the only item of named after Croatians. Balkan mercenaries were brought to Paris by Louis XIV. Their strange and exotic attire attracted the French bon hommes, who were wearing formal ruffs, and who immediately took to the simple and relaxed military cloth tied at the neck.
Example 1 of 1
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