ruff
Example Sentences
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The comedian arrived dressed as Queen Elizabeth I, in a white cape and gown with a ruff around his neck.
From BBC • May 12, 2024
It can be ruff for some postal workers — especially when they’re dealing with dogs in California.
From Washington Times • Jun. 5, 2023
Soften the edges of the planting with a ruff of Japanese forest grass.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 1, 2023
I thought an Elizabethan ruff would be really cool.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2023
It puffed out its Elizabethan ruff of colorful neck webbing in warning, and with a terrifying hiss-screech, it lunged.
From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
