ruff

«ruff» in Mova's school dictionary: a stiff, frilled collar worn round the neck long ago — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (ruffs)

meaning for a pupil

1) A ruff is a stiff, frilled collar worn round the neck long ago. tree →

2) A ruff is a ring of feathers or fur round the neck of a bird or animal. tree →

sense in the lessons

in old tales, a fine lady or gentleman wears a ruff; in lessons it names a neck part of clothing or of an animal

examples

• She was dressed in a ruff and farthingale. tree →
• The gentlemen wore little ruffs. tree →
• The bird lifted its feathery ruff. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «ruff» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.