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| 1. | a neckpiece or collar of lace, lawn, or the like, gathered or drawn into deep, full, regular folds, worn in the 16th and 17th centuries. |
| 2. | something resembling such a piece in form or position. |
| 3. | a collar, or set of lengthened or specially marked hairs or feathers, on the neck of an animal. |
| 4. | Ornithology. a species of European and Asian sandpiper, Philomachus pugnax, the male of which has a large erectile ruff of feathers during the breeding season. Compare reeve 3 . |
| 5. | Alaska and Northern Canada. a fringe of fur around the edge of a parka hood or along the edges of a jacket. |
| 6. | tease (def. 3). |
