ruff
Elizabethan starched collar
A ruff is a stiff, pleated collar worn in the 16th and 17th centuries, fanning out around the neck like a wheel.
The word extends to similar features in nature—the ring of feathers around certain birds' necks, or the frill on a lizard.
In card games, to ruff is to play a trump card when you can't follow suit.
Neck encirclement
- starchedMade stiff with sizing
- pleatedHaving pressed folds
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- courtierRoyal household attendant
Tudor · Shakespeare · renaissance · costume · historical · neckwear · fashion · portrait
Bird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- collarNeck encirclement
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- displayPresentation for viewing
breeding · wader · shorebird · migratory · male · puff · ornamentation · sandpiper
Suit outranking all others
- trick-takingWinning dealt card rounds
- whistTrick-taking partnership card game
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
- handGrasping body part
deal · bid · overtrump · finesse · melds · auction · partner · clubs
collar
Neck encirclement
courtier · Tudor · Shakespeare · renaissance · costume · historical · neckwear · fashion · portrait · nobility
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
display · breeding · wader · shorebird · migratory · male · puff · ornamentation · sandpiper · tundra
trump
Suit outranking all others
- trick-takingWinning dealt card rounds
- whistTrick-taking partnership card game
- cardsStiff paper rectangles
hand · deal · bid · overtrump · finesse · melds · auction · partner · clubs · spades
perch
Resting spot for birds
- freshwaterNon-saline aquatic environment
- EuropeanFrom that continent
- EurasiaCombined continental mass
pope · striped · spiny · dorsal · fin · gamefish · angling · lake · river · bottom-dweller
percussion
Sound through impact
paradiddle · flam · drag · stroke · marching · military · tattoo · cadence · beat · sticks
ruffnecktie
Knotted collar ornament
collarless · turtleneck · cravat · crew neck · v-neck
- ruffle some feathersCause mild irritation
- ruffle someone's feathersTo annoy or upset
- ruffle feathersTo annoy or disturb
- dust ruffleDecorative bed base cover
- ruffle any feathersCause irritation or annoyance
- ruffle upDisturb smooth arrangement