Vocabulary : Ruffed to Ruffle

Ruffed : of Ruff ;; Furnished with a ruff.
Ruffian : A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. ;; A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. ;; brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage. ;; To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.
Ruffianage : Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians.
Ruffianish : Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.
Ruffianlike : Ruffianly.

Ruffianly : Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.
Ruffianous : Ruffianly.
Ruffin : Disordered.
Ruffing : of Ruff
Ruffle : To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle. ;; To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt. ;; To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion. ;; To erect in a ruff, as feathers. ;; To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum. ;; To discompose; to agitate; to disturb. ;; To throw into disorder or confusion. ;; To throw together in a disorderly manner. ;; To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. ;; To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter. ;; To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger. ;; That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill. ;; A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle. ;; A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff. ;; The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae

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