ruffianly

[Eng. rufian; -ly.] Likea ruf. fian; befitting or becoming a ruffian. ruf-fle (1), *ruf-fel-yn, v. t. & i. [RUFF (1), s.) [ Dut. ruyffelen =to ruffle, to wrinkle.] A. Transitive : 1. To contract into plaits or folds; to pucker, to wrinkle. "A small piece of fine ruffled linen running along the upper part of the stays before."- Add is on . 2. To furnish or adorn with ruffles. "Her elbows ruffled , and her tott'ring form Ill propp'd upon French heels." Cowper : Task , iv. 545. 3. To disorder; to disturb the arrangement or order of; to rumple, to disarrange; to make uneven; to throw into disorder. 4. To disturb the surface of; to cause to rise in waves. IMG:content-0809.png:[blocks in formation] "On his right shoulder his thick mane reclin'd, Rufles at speed, and dances in the wind." Dryden: Virgil ; Georgic iii. 135. 3. To act roughly; to be rough; to be in contention. "They would ruffle with jurors, and inforce them to find as they would direct." -Bacon : Henry VII. To ruffle one's feathers (or plumage ): 1. Trans .: To irritate; to make angry; to put out. 2. Intransitive : To become irritated, angry, or fretted. rŭf-fle (2), v. t. [RUFFLE, 8.] To beat the ruffle on; as, to ruffle a drum. ruf-file (1), s. (RUFFLE (1), v.] 1. A strip of plaited cambric or other fine cloth attached to some border of a garment, as to the wristband or bosom; a frill. 2. A state of being disturbed or agitated; disturbance, agitation, commotion. *3. A tumult, a mêlée. Ruffle of a boot : The turned-down top, hanging loosely over like a ruffle.