ruff
noun/rʌf/
Frequency rank: #12,442 most common English word
Meaning
A stiff, pleated or frilled collar worn in the 16th and 17th centuries.
Example sentence
The portrait showed the queen wearing ruff around her neck, typical of fashion in the sixteenth century.
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