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ruff

/ɹʌf/ /ɹəf/

Meanings

noun
A circular frill or ruffle on a garment, especially a starched, fluted frill at the neck in Elizabethan and Jacobean England (1560s–1620s).

Examples :

"The actress wore a large, white ruff around her neck, making her look like a queen from the Elizabethan era. "