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Definition of Ruffled
1. Adjective. Shaken into waves or undulations as by wind. "With ruffled flags flying"
2. Adjective. Having decorative ruffles or frills.
Definition of Ruffled
1. Adjective. Having ruffles. ¹
2. Verb. (past of ruffle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ruffled
1. ruffle [v] - See also: ruffle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruffled
Literary usage of Ruffled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (1831)
"The venerable matron replaced her crown of laurel, which had been ruffled by the
storms of war : and was still amused, in the last moments of her decay, ..."
2. Ancient Pagan and Modern Christian Symbolism by Thomas Inman, John Newton (1884)
"We have, besides, a vase with a rod inserted, emblem of sexual union, and a cock,
with wings and plumage ruffled, running after a hen in amorous heat. ..."
3. A Theological Dictionary, Containing Definitions of All Religious Terms: A by Charles Buck (1823)
"... properly signifying a type or figure corresponding to some other type.
tranquillity of mind, incapable of being ruffled by either pleasure or pain. ..."
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