ruffled
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- adjective
- /ˈrʌfəld/
:
con volantes
- She was in the kitchen starting dinner, a ruffled apron girding her hips.
- a ruffled blouse
- a ruffled dress
- a ruffled skirt
Examples
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He remembered seeing Jim Morrison stride up to the microphone in a ruffled, button-down shirt and black leather pants as the iconic lead singer dove into the band's first number, "Moonlight Drive."
Blog text (10) -
She had tied on a ruffled white apron she must've brought with her.
Fiction book (1999) -
This time I think maybe you lost your ruffled shirt.
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And you also have this ruffled leather seating designed to be more comfortable and look more like old school leather.
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Jane lay on the bed, above the covers, in a ruffled pink nightgown.
Fiction book (1996) -
You also have very plush leather seats back here with ruffled leather and perforated centers.
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The girl who had thrown the offending cap-hat stood at the wash basin in a ruffled nightdress beribboned with blue.
Fiction book (1994) -
From Sears, I’d ordered a rose-colored bathing suit that had a little ruffled skirt to cover the tops of my heavy thighs.
Fiction book (1995) -
She is carrying only her purse, a small linen bag with eighty cents in it, seven dimes, two nickels, and her ruffled white maid's apron.
Fiction book (2000) -
The actress wore a stunning ruffled gown that flowed beautifully as she walked down the red carpet.
Synonyms
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4.1
Clothes with many small ruffles or lace that look decorative
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7.9
Having a ring of feathers or loose skin around the neck, as in some birds and lizards
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3.7
Having small, soft, folded edges on clothes or curtains
Fabric gathered into small folds to make a ruffled look
Clothing that has ruffles or loose folds that move and look showy
Antonyms
How Frilly
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ruffled comes from the small decorative collar called a ruff, which is 'gathered' into frills; so ruffled clothing has those pleated, frilly edges.