2. Verb. (present participle of ruffle) ¹
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Definition of Ruffling
1. ruffle [v] - See also: ruffle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruffling
Literary usage of Ruffling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History & Literature by Edward Arber (1895)
"... That it would grieve each Christian heart to hear that just report ? And if
these ruffling mates of Rome did Princes thus torment; ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"A ruffling fellow is sometimes said even now, in contempt, and means probably
the same. The expression is current in Devonshire. ..."
3. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1861)
"... New York turning out from ten to fifteen thousand yards of ruffling daily,
while the orders for the goods are constantly in advance of the production. ..."
4. The Lace Book by N. Hudson Moore (1905)
"... grandees ruffling it superbly in velvets and gold lace, while with her ladies
the national dress is largely composed of this rich fabric. ..."
5. Curious Questions in History, Literature, Art, and Social Life: Designed as by Sarah Hutchins Killikelly (1886)
"... without effort or support, without the ruffling of a feather or the disturbance
of a grain of dust, however minute or delicate. 73. WILHELMINA. ..."
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