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A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff.

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  1. n. A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff.
  2. n. A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers.
  3. n. A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but laterby women alone; a ruff. n. A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers.