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ruff

N ขน แผงคอ นก หรือ ของ สัตว์ อื่น  plume kon-pang-kon-krid-kong-sad

 

ruff

N ผ้า ที่ พับ เป็น แผง ใช้ สวม รวบ คอ ใน ศตวรรษ ที่16 -17 collar pa-ti-pab-pen-pang-chai-suam-rob-kor

 

ruff

N เกม เล่นไพ่ช นิดหนึ่ง  kem-len-pai-cha-nid-nuang

 

ruffian

N นักเลง  อันธพาล  คน เกเร  นักเลง หัวไม้  hooligan thug nak-lang

 

ruffianism

N ความเศร้า โศก  kwam-sao-sok

 

ruffle

N การ กระเพื่อม  การ เป็น คลื่น  kan-kra-puam

 

ruffle

N การ รัว กลอง เบาๆ  ติดต่อกัน  low drumbeat kan-rua-klong-bao-bao-tid-tor-kan

 

ruffle

N ชิ้น ผ้า ที่จับ จีบ ใช้ ตกแต่ง  frill fringe chin-pa-ti-jab-jib-chai-tok-tang

 

ruffle

N สิ่งรบกวน ใจ  สิ่ง น่ารำคาญ  สิ่ง ที่ ก่อให้เกิด ความรำคาญ  annoyance irritation siang-rob-kuan-jai

 

ruffle

VI กระเพื่อม  kra-puam

 

ruffle

VI ขุ่นเคือง  หัวเสีย  โกรธ  annoy agitate upset kun-kuang

 

ruffle

VI ย่น  ไม่ เรียบ  disarrange disorder rumple yon

 

ruffle

VT การ รัว กลอง เบาๆ  ติดต่อกัน  kan-rua-klong-bao-bao-tid-tor-kan

 

ruffle

VT ทำให้ กระเพื่อม  tam-hai-kra-puam

 

ruffle

VT ทำให้ ขน ตั้ง ฟู  erect feathers tam-hai-kon-tang-fu

 

ruffle

VT ทำให้ ขุ่นเคือง  ทำให้ หัวเสีย  ทำให้ โกรธ  annoy agitate upset soothe compose tam-hai-kuan-kuang

 

ruffle

VT ทำให้ ย่น  ทำให้ ไม่ เรียบ  disarrange disorder rumple smooth arrange order tam-hai-yon

 

ruffle someone up the wrong way

IDM ทำให้ ขุ่นเคือง  ทำให้ ไม่พอใจ  rub up tam-hai-kuan-kuang

 

ruffle up

PHRV ทำลาย ความสงบ ของ  ทำให้ ตื่นเต้น  tam-lai-kwam-sa-ngob-kong

 

ruffle up

PHRV ทำให้ ยับ  ทำให้ ย่น  rough up tam-hai-yab

 

ruffled

ADJ(เสื้อผ้า  ที่ ตกแต่ง ด้วย วัสดุ เป็น กลีบ เล็กๆ  ti-tok-tang-duai-pad-sa-du

 

ruffled

ADJ ยุ่งเหยิง  ไม่ เรียบร้อย  dishevelled rumpled yung-yeng

 

ruffly

ADJ กระเพื่อม  เป็น คลื่น  kra-puam

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

RUFF

n. 1. A piece of plaited linen worn by females around the neck.
2. Something puckered or plaited.
3. A small fish, a species of Perca.
4. A bird of the genus Tringa, with a tuft of feathers around the neck of the male, whence the name. The female is called reeve.
5. A state of roughness. Obs.
6. Pride; elevation; as princes in the ruff of all their glory.
7. A particular species of pigeon.
8. At cards, the act of winning the trick by trumping the cards of another suit.

 

RUFF

v.t. 1. To ruffle; to disorder.
2. To trump any other suit of cards at whist.

 

RUFFIAN

n. A boisterous, brutal fellow; a fellow ready for any desperate crime; a robber; a cut-throat; a murderer.

 

RUFFIAN

a.Brutal; savagely boisterous; as ruffian rage.

 

RUFFIAN

v.i.To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult.

 

RUFFIAN-LIKE

a.Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; violent; licentious.

 

RUFFLE

v.t. 1. Properly, to wrinkle; to draw or contract into wrinkles, open plaits or folds.
2. To disorder by disturbing a smooth surface; to make uneven by agitation; as, to ruffle the sea or a lake.
She smooth'd the ruffl'd seas.
3. To discompose by disturbing a calm state of; to agitate; to disturb; as, to ruffle the mind; to ruffle the passions or the temper. It expresses less than fret and vex.
4. To throw into disorder or confusion.
Where best he might the ruffl'd foe invest.
5. To throw together in a disorderly manner.
I ruffl'd up fall'n leaves in heap. [Unusual. ]
6. To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.

 

RUFFLE

v.i. 1. To grow rough or turbulent; as, the winds ruffle.
2. To play loosely; to flutter.
On his right shoulder his thick mane reclin'd, ruffles at speed and dances in the wind.
3. To be rough; to jar; to be contention.
They would ruffle with jurors. Obs.

 

RUFFLE

n. 1. A strip of plaited cambric or other fine cloth attached to some border of a garment, as to the wristband or bosom. That at the bosom is sometimes called by the English, a frill.
2. Disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind or temper in a ruffle.

 

RUFFLE, RUFF

n.A particular beat or roll of the drum, used on certain occasions in military affairs, as a mark of respect. Lieutenant Generals have three ruffles, as they pass by the regiment, guard, etc. Major generals have two, brigadiers one, etc.

 

RUFFLE, RUFF

v.t.To beat the ruff or roll of the drum.

 

RUFFLED

pp. Disturbed; agitated; furnished with ruffles.

 

RUFFLER

n.A bully; a swaggerer. [Not in use. ]

 

RUFFLING

ppr. Disturbing; agitating; furnishing with ruffles.

 

RUFFLING

n.Commotion; disturbance; agitation.

 

RUFFLING, RUFFING

ppr. Beating a roll of the drum.

 

RUFFLING, RUFFING

n.A particular beat or roll of the drum, used on certain occasions as a mark of respect.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RUFF

Ruff, n. Etym: [F. ronfle; cf. It. ronfa, Pg. rufa, rifa. ] (Card Playing ) (a ) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it. Nares. (b ) The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of the suit led.

 

RUFF

RUFF Ruff, v. i. & t. (Card Playing )

 

Defn: To trump.

 

RUFF

Ruff, n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin: cf. Icel. r rough, uncombed, Pr. ruf rude, rough, Sp. rufo frizzed, crisp, curled, G. raufen to pluck, fight, rupfen to pluck, pull, E. rough. sq. root18. Cf. Ruffle to wrinkle. ]

 

1. A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children. Here to-morrow with his best ruff on. Shak. His gravity is much lessened since the late proclamation came out against ruffs;... they were come to that height of excess herein, that twenty shillings were used to be paid for starching of a ruff. Howell.

 

2. Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar of this name. I reared this flower; ... Soft on the paper ruff its leaves I spread. Pope.

 

3. An exhibition of pride or haughtiness. How many princes... in the ruff of all their glory, have been taken down from the head of a conquering army to the wheel of the victor's chariot! L'Estrange.

 

4. Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct. [Obs. ] To ruffle it out in a riotous ruff. Latimer.

 

5. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; a ruffle.

 

6. (Mach. )

 

Defn: A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent endwise motion. See Illust. of Collar.

 

7. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird.

 

8. (Zoöl.) (a ) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, or Philommachus, pugnax ) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve. (b ) A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its neck.

 

RUFF

Ruff, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruffed; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruffing.]

 

1. To ruffle; to disorder. Spenser.

 

2. (Mil. )

 

Defn: To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.

 

3. (Hawking )

 

Defn: To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.

 

RUFF; RUFFE

Ruff, Ruffe, n. Etym: [OE. ruffe. ] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A small freshwater European perch (Acerina vulgaris ); -- called also pope, blacktail, and stone, or striped, perch.

 

RUFFED

RUFFED Ruffed, a.

 

Defn: Furnished with a ruff. Ruffed grouse (Zoöl.), a North American grouse (Bonasa umbellus ) common in the wooded districts of the Northern United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season. Called also tippet grouse, partridge, birch partridge, pheasant, drummer, and white-flesher. -- ruffed lemur (Zoöl.), a species of lemur (lemur varius ) having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its color is varied with black and white. Called also ruffed maucaco.

 

RUFFIAN

Ruf "fian ( or; 277 ), n. Etym: [F. rufien, OF. ruffen, ruffian, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. G. raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to pander. Cf. Ruffle to grow urbulent.]

 

1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs. ] he [her husband ] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. Bp. Reynolds.

 

2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian Shak.

 

RUFFIAN

RUFFIAN Ruf "fian, a.

 

Defn: brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.

 

RUFFIAN

RUFFIAN Ruf "fian, v. i.

 

Defn: To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] Shak.

 

RUFFIANAGE

RUFFIANAGE Ruf "fian *age, n.

 

Defn: Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians. "The vilest ruffianage. " Sir F. Palgrave.

 

RUFFIANISH

RUFFIANISH Ruf "fian *ish, a.

 

Defn: Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.

 

RUFFIANLIKE

RUFFIANLIKE Ruf "fian *like `, a.

 

Defn: Ruffianly. Fulke.

 

RUFFIANLY

RUFFIANLY Ruf "fian *ly, a.

 

Defn: Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.

 

RUFFIANOUS

RUFFIANOUS Ruf "fian *ous, a.

 

Defn: Ruffianly. [Obs. ] Chapman.

 

RUFFIN

Ruf "fin, a. Etym: [See Ruffian. ]

 

Defn: Disordered. [Obs. ] His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood. Spenser.

 

RUFFLE

Ruf "fle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruffled; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruffling. ]Etym: [From Ruff a plaited collar, a drum beat, a tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle. ]

 

1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.

 

2. To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.

 

3. To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by agitation or commotion. The fantastic revelries... that so often ruffled the placid bosom of the Nile. I. Taylor. She smoothed the ruffled seas. Dryden.

 

4. To erect in a ruff, as feathers. [the swan ] ruffles her pure cold plume. Tennyson.

 

5. (Mil. )

 

Defn: To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.

 

6. To discompose; to agitate; to disturb. These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind. Sir W. Hamilton. But, ever after, the small violence done Rankled in him and ruffled all his heart. Tennyson.

 

7. To throw into disorder or confusion. Where best He might the ruffled foe infest. Hudibras.

 

8. To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.] I ruffled up falen leaves in heap. Chapman To ruffle the feathers of, to exite the resentment of; to irritate.

 

RUFFLE

Ruf "fle, v. i. Etym: [Perhaps of different origin from ruffle to wrinkle; cf. OD. roffeln, roffen, to pander, LG. raffein, Dan. ruffer a pimp. Cf. Rufflan.]

 

1. To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. [R.] The night comes on, and the bleak winds Do sorely ruffle. Shak.

 

2. To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter. On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined, Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind. Dryden.

 

3. To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger. They would ruffle with jurors. Bacon. Gallants who ruffled in silk and embroidery. Sir W. Scott.

 

RUFFLE

Ruf "fle, n. Etym: [See Ruffle, v. t. & i.]

 

1. 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.

 

2. A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle.

 

3. (Mil. )

 

Defn: A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; -- called also ruff. H. L. Scott.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: The connected series of large egg capsules, or oöthecæ, of any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur. See Oötheca. Ruffle of a boot, the top turned down, and scalloped or plaited. Halliwell.

 

RUFFLELESS

RUFFLELESS Ruf "fle *less, a.

 

Defn: Having no ruffle.

 

RUFFLEMENT

RUFFLEMENT Ruf "fle *ment, n.

 

Defn: The act of ruffling. [R.]

 

RUFFLER

RUFFLER Ruf "fler, n.

 

1. One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian. Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that crew of rufflers. Milton.

 

2. That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for making ruffles.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

ruff

ruff 1 |rəf rəf | noun 1 a projecting starched frill worn around the neck, characteristic of Elizabethan and Jacobean costume. 2 a projecting or conspicuously colored ring of feathers or hair around the neck of a bird or mammal. 3 ( pl. same or ruffs ) a northern Eurasian wading bird, the male of which has a large variously colored ruff and ear tufts in the breeding season, used in display. [Philomachus pugnax, family Scolopacidae; the female is called a reeve. ] DERIVATIVES ruffed adjective, ruff like |-ˌlīk |adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent. (first used denoting a frill around a sleeve ): probably from a variant of rough .

 

ruff

ruff 2 |rəf rəf | noun 1 an edible marine fish of Australian inshore waters that is related to the Australian salmon. Also called roughy in Australia. [Arripis georgianus, family Arripidae. ] 2 variant spelling of ruffe. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from ruffe .

 

ruff

ruff 3 |rəf rəf | verb [ no obj. ] (in bridge, whist, and similar card games ) play a trump in a trick that was led in a different suit. [ with obj. ] play a trump on (a card in another suit ). noun an act of ruffing or opportunity to ruff. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally the name of a card game resembling whist ): from Old French rouffle, a parallel formation to Italian ronfa (perhaps an alteration of trionfo a trump ).

 

ruff

ruff 4 |rəf rəf | noun Music one of the basic patterns (rudiments ) of drumming, consisting of a single note preceded by either two grace notes played with the other stick (double-stroke ruff or drag ) or three grace notes played with alternating sticks (four-stroke ruff ). ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably imitative.

 

ruffe

ruffe |rəf rəf |(also ruff ) noun a freshwater fish of the perch family, with a greenish-brown back and yellow sides and underparts. Native to Eurasia, it has been introduced into Lakes Michigan and Superior. [Gymnocephalus cernua, family Percidae. ] ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from a variant of rough .

 

ruffed grouse

ruffed grouse noun a North American woodland grouse that has a black ruff on the sides of the neck. [Bonasa umbellus, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae ).]

 

ruffed lemur

ruffed le mur noun a lemur with a prominent muzzle and dense fur that forms a ruff around the neck, living in the Madagascan rain forest. [Varecia variegata, family Lemuridae. ]

 

ruffian

ruf fi an |ˈrəfēən ˈrəfiən | noun a violent person, esp. one involved in crime. DERIVATIVES ruf fi an ism |-ˌnizəm |noun, ruf fi an ly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia scab, scurf, of Germanic origin.

 

ruffle

ruf fle |ˈrəfəl ˈrəfəl | verb [ with obj. ] 1 disorder or disarrange (someone's hair ), typically by running one's hands through it: he ruffled her hair affectionately. (of a bird ) erect (its feathers ) in anger or display: on his departure to the high wires, the starling ruffled his feathers and flirted his wings. disturb the smoothness or tranquility of: the evening breeze ruffled the surface of the pond in the yard. disconcert or upset the composure of (someone ): Brian had been ruffled by her questions. 2 (usu. as adj. ruffled ) ornament with or gather into a frill: a blouse with a high ruffled neck. noun 1 an ornamental gathered or goffered frill of lace or other cloth on a garment, esp. around the wrist or neck. 2 a vibrating drumbeat. PHRASES ruffle someone's feathers cause someone to become annoyed or upset: tampering with the traditional approach would ruffle a few feathers. smooth someone's ruffled feathers make someone less angry or irritated by using soothing words. ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb ): of unknown origin. Current noun senses date from the late 17th cent.

 

Oxford Dictionary

ruff

ruff 1 |rʌf | noun 1 a projecting starched frill worn round the neck, characteristic of Elizabethan and Jacobean costume. 2 a projecting or conspicuously coloured ring of feathers or hair round the neck of a bird or mammal. 3 a pigeon of a domestic breed with a ruff of feathers on its neck. 4 ( pl. same or ruffs ) a North Eurasian wading bird, the male of which has a large variously coloured ruff and ear tufts in the breeding season, used in display. Philomachus pugnax, family Scolopacidae; the female is called a reeve. DERIVATIVES ruffed adjective, ruff-like adjective ORIGIN early 16th cent. (first used denoting a frill around a sleeve ): probably from a variant of rough .

 

ruff

ruff 2 |rʌf | noun 1 (also tommy ruff ) an edible marine fish of Australian inshore waters that is related to the Australian salmon. Also called roughy in Australia. Arripis georgianus, family Arripidae. 2 variant spelling of ruffe. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from ruffe .

 

ruff

ruff 3 |rʌf | verb [ no obj. ] (in bridge, whist, and similar card games ) play a trump in a trick which was led in a different suit. [ with obj. ] play a trump on (a card in another suit ). noun an act of ruffing or opportunity to ruff. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally the name of a card game resembling whist ): from Old French rouffle, a parallel formation to Italian ronfa (perhaps an alteration of trionfo a trump ).

 

ruff

ruff 4 |rʌf | noun Music one of the basic patterns (rudiments ) of drumming, consisting of a single note preceded by either two grace notes played with the other stick (double-stroke ruff or drag ) or three grace notes played with alternating sticks (four-stroke ruff ). ORIGIN late 17th cent.: probably imitative.

 

ruffe

ruffe |rʌf |(also ruff ) noun a European freshwater fish of the perch family, with a greenish-brown back and yellow sides and underparts. Gymnocephalus cernua, family Percidae. ORIGIN late Middle English: probably from a variant of rough .

 

ruffed grouse

ruffed grouse noun a North American woodland grouse which has a black ruff on the sides of the neck. Bonasa umbellus, family Tetraonidae (or Phasianidae ).

 

ruffed lemur

ruffed lemur noun a lemur with a prominent muzzle and dense fur that forms a ruff around the neck, living in the Madagascan rainforest. Varecia variegata, family Lemuridae.

 

ruffian

ruf |fian |ˈrʌfɪən | noun a violent person, especially one involved in crime. DERIVATIVES ruffianism noun, ruffianly adverb ORIGIN late 15th cent.: from Old French ruffian, from Italian ruffiano, perhaps from dialect rofia scab, scurf , of Germanic origin.

 

ruffle

ruf ¦fle |ˈrʌf (ə )l | verb [ with obj. ] 1 disorder or disarrange (someone's hair ), typically by running one's hands through it: he ruffled her hair affectionately. (of a bird ) erect (its feathers ) in anger or display: they warbled incessantly, their throat feathers ruffled. disturb the smoothness or tranquillity of: the evening breeze ruffled the surface of the pond in the yard. disconcert or upset the composure of (someone ): Lancaster had been ruffled by her questions. 2 (usu. as adj. ruffled ) ornament with or gather into a frill: a blouse with a high ruffled neck. noun 1 an ornamental gathered or goffered frill of lace or other cloth on a garment, especially around the wrist or neck. 2 a vibrating drum beat. PHRASES ruffle someone's feathers cause someone to become annoyed or upset. smooth someone's ruffled feathers make someone less angry or irritated by using soothing words. ORIGIN Middle English (as a verb ): of unknown origin. Current noun senses date from the late 17th cent.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

ruffian

ruffian noun a gang of young ruffians: thug, lout, hooligan, hoodlum, vandal, delinquent, rowdy, scoundrel, villain, rogue, bully, brute; informal tough, roughneck, bruiser, heavy, yahoo, knuckle-dragger, goon.

 

ruffle

ruffle verb 1 he ruffled her hair: disarrange, tousle, dishevel, rumple, disorder, mess up, tangle; informal muss up. ANTONYMS smooth. 2 the wind ruffled the water: ripple, riffle. ANTONYMS smooth. 3 don't let him ruffle you: annoy, irritate, vex, nettle, anger, exasperate; disconcert, unnerve, fluster, agitate, harass, upset, disturb, discomfit, put off, perturb, unsettle, bother, worry, trouble; informal rattle, faze, throw, get to, rile, needle, aggravate, bug, peeve. ANTONYMS calm, soothe. noun a shirt with ruffles: frill, flounce, ruff, ruche, jabot, furbelow.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

ruffian

ruffian noun she was set upon by a gang of young ruffians: thug, scoundrel, villain, rogue, rascal, lout, hooligan, hoodlum, vandal, delinquent, rowdy, bully boy, bully, brute; Austral. larrikin; informal tough, bruiser, heavy, gorilla, yahoo; Brit. informal rough, yob, yobbo, bovver boy, lager lout, chav, hoodie; Scottish & N. English informal keelie, ned; N. Amer. informal hood, goon; Austral. /NZ informal roughie, hoon; archaic miscreant; rare myrmidon.

 

ruffle

ruffle verb 1 Patrick kissed her on the cheek and ruffled her hair: disarrange, tousle, dishevel, rumple, run one's fingers through, make untidy, tumble, riffle, disorder; mess up, make a mess of, tangle; N. Amer. informal muss, muss up. ANTONYMS smooth. 2 a light wind ruffled the water: make ripples in, ripple, riffle, roughen. ANTONYMS smooth. 3 Keep calm,she told herself,don't let him ruffle you : annoy, irritate, irk, vex, nettle, needle, anger, exasperate; disconcert, unnerve, fluster, flurry, agitate, harass, upset, disturb, discomfit, put off, put someone off their stroke, throw off balance, make nervous, discompose, discountenance, cause someone to lose their composure, perturb, unsettle, bother, affect, ruffle someone's feathers, worry, disquiet, trouble, confuse; informal rattle, faze, throw, get to, put into a flap, throw into a tizz, rile, niggle, aggravate, bug, miff, peeve, discombobulate, shake up; Brit. informal wind up, nark, get across. ANTONYMS soothe, calm. noun a very full shirt with ruffles down the front: frill, flounce, ruff, ruche, jabot, furbelow.

 

Duden Dictionary

Rüffel

Rüf fel Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |R ü ffel |der Rüffel; Genitiv: des Rüffels, Plural: die Rüffel rückgebildet aus rüffeln (von einem Vorgesetzten o. Ä. an jemanden gerichtete ) tadelnde Äußerung, die Ärger und Unzufriedenheit über das Tun oder Verhalten des Betroffenen ausdrückt jemandem einen Rüffel geben | [wegen /für etwas ] einen Rüffel [von jemandem ] kriegen | das hat uns einen Rüffel eingetragen

 

rüffeln

rüf feln schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |r ü ffeln |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « aus dem Niederdeutschen, wohl zu niederdeutsch Ruffel = Rauhobel; wahrscheinlich im Neuhochdeutschen auch beeinflusst von riffeln (jemandem ) einen Rüffel erteilen jemanden wegen etwas, für etwas rüffeln

 

Rüffler

Rüff ler Substantiv, maskulin , der |R ü ffler |

 

Rüfflerin

Rüff le rin Substantiv, feminin , die |R ü fflerin |

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

ruff

ruff /rʌf /名詞 s C 1 ひだえり 〘16 --17世紀に流行した, ひだ付きのえり 〙.2 ひだえり状のもの ; (鳥 獣の )ひだえり状の首毛 .3 〘鳥 〙エリマキシギ .

 

ruffian

ruf fi an /rʌ́fiən /名詞 C 悪漢, ごろつき .形容詞 乱暴な ; 無法な .ly 形容詞

 

ruffle

ruf fle /rʌ́f (ə )l /動詞 他動詞 1 …をしわくちゃ [くしゃくしゃ ]にする ; 〈髪 〉を乱す ; 〈水面など 〉を波立たせる ; 〈鳥が 〉〈羽毛 〉を立てる (up )The wind ruffled the lake .風が湖面にさざ波を立てた 2 〈心 〉をかき乱す ; …をいらだたせる, 立腹させる ruffle A's feathers A 〈人 〉をいらだたせる, 怒らせる 3 〈布 〉にひだをとる .4 〈トランプの札 〉を切る ; ページ 〉をすばやく繰る .自動詞 1 ひだになる ; しわくちゃになる ; 波立つ .2 腹を立てる, いらだつ .名詞 C 1 (そで口 えりなどの )ひだ飾り .2 (鳥 獣の首の )羽毛 .3 さざ波 .4 心の乱れ, いらだち .