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Ruffle

/ˈɹʌfəl/

Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.

📖 Definitions of "Ruffle"

noun
  1. 1

    Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.

    "She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem."

  2. 2

    Disturbance; agitation; commotion.

    "to put the mind in a ruffle"

  3. 3

    A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.

  4. 4

    The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.

verb
  1. 1

    To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.

    "Ruffle the end of the cuff."

  2. 2

    To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.

    "Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure."

  3. 3

    To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.

  4. 4

    To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.

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