On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined, Ruffles at speed,
and dances in the wind.
Dryden.
3. To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to
swagger.
They would ruffle with jurors.
Bacon.
Gallants who ruffled in silk and embroidery.
Sir W. Scott.
Ruf"fle, n. [See Ruffle, v. t. & i.] 1. That which is ruffled;
specifically, a strip of lace, cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or
gathered on one edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill.
2. A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance; agitation;
commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle.
3. (Mil.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a roll; --
called also ruff. H. L. Scott.
4. (Zoöl.) The connected series of large egg capsules, or oöthecæ, of
any one of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus
Fulgur. See Oötheca.
Ruffle of a boot, the top turned down, and scalloped or plaited.
Halliwell.
Ruf"fle*less, a. Having no ruffle.