2. Verb. (third-person singular of ruffle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ruffles
1. ruffle [v] - See also: ruffle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruffles
Literary usage of Ruffles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Law Reports by Great Britain Court of Chancery, George Wirgman Hemming (1875)
"She married Alfred J. ruffles in January, 1865, and there was issue one child
... On the 5th of November, 186'7, a deed of separation between AJ ruffles and ..."
2. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1868)
"The ruffles gave rise to endless imputations against the Parisians. Mercier says
the Parisians bought lour pairs of ruffles lor one shirt. ..."
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)
"The patent for this machine was granted m May, 1800, since which time the
manufacturing of the new ruffles has developed into a gigantic business; ..."
4. Reports of Cases Decided by the English Courts: With Notes and References to by Nathaniel Cleveland Moak, John Thomas Cook (1876)
"1875 Alfred ruffles and his wife continued to live separate and apart until the
year 1871, when they resumed cohabitation, and had ever since continued to ..."
5. The Correspondence of King George the Third with Lord North from 1768 to 1783 by George (1867)
"I can't say that " I have,' answered his Lordship ; ' but I shrewdly suspect
that " I have seen some of my laced ruffles on the hands of the gentlemen " who ..."
6. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, Charles Robert Cross, John Trowbridge, Samuel Kneeland, George Bliss (1861)
"The patent for this machine was granted in May, 1860, since which time the
manufacturing of the new ruffles has developed into a gigantic business ..."
7. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"A high-crowned black velvet coif covers the head, and the dress is composed of
an ample black silk robe, a broad full white ruff and ruffles. ..."
8. A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch, Flemish, and by John Smith (1831)
"A high-crowned black velvet coif covers the head, and the dress is composed of
an ample black silk robe, a broad full white ruff and ruffles. ..."
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