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1. fancy pleated collar: a separate collar of starched pleated linen or lace worn by men and women in the 16th and 17th centuries
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2. neck hair or feathers: a growth of long, colorful, or bushy hair or feathers on the neck of a bird or other animal
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3. (plural ruffs or ruff) bird with elaborate ruff: a bird of the sandpiper family, the male of which, in spring, grows a ruff of feathers that are raised during courtship displays. Native to: Europe, Asia. Latin name Philomachus pugnax.
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| [Early 16th century. Probably < variant of rough] |
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 ruffed adjective |
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