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As dogs can’t give consent to studies, the project is especially careful to iron out ruff edges, informing owners of the time commitment and risks.

And then Joan, dressed in a black sparkly dressing gown with a feather ruff—literally—rang the dinner gong.

Decked in a $850 black dress with a white ruff and cuffs, however, Brooks dictated a more modest tone.

The 40-year-old Voit studied at the Dusseldorf Academy in Germany with Thomas Ruff, a disciple of Bernd and Hilla Becher.

His ruff is an ornament and a defence; he loses both it and his red grape with the passing of his fighting and loving season.

Mrs Turner, at her execution, was arrayed in a ruff stiffened with the material for the invention of which she was so famous.

The portrait was that of a man in middle life, handsomely dressed in black velvet, with hat and ruff.

Punch describes it as the same back and front, with a kind of ruff below the waist which sticks out stiffly all round.

Bobo's red eyes expanded and the ruff on the back of his neck began to rise.

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On this page you'll find 63 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to ruff, such as: choker, dicky, fichu, fraise, frill, and jabot.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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