ruff

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A striking tulle ruff neck adornment opened the show, paving the way for pieces like an A-line black mini dress that captured the essence of a ballerina silhouette.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 23, 2024

It can be ruff for some postal workers — especially when they’re dealing with dogs in California.

From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023

I thought an Elizabethan ruff would be really cool.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023

Its enormous fur collar framed her face like some kind of modern-day ruff and gave her presence heightened significance.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2023

Scruffy would declare, “Nothin’s too ruff for us.”

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein