Ruf"fler (?), n. 1. One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.
Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by that crew of
rufflers.
Milton.
2. That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine attachment for
making ruffles.
Ru`fi*gal"lic (?), a. [Rufiopin + gallic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or
designating, an acid which is obtained from gallic acid as a brown or
red crystalline substance, and is related to rufiopin and anthracene.
Ru`fi*o"pin (?), n. [L. rufus reddish + opianic.] (Chem.) A yellowish
red crystalline substance related to anthracene, and obtained from
opianic acid.
Ru"fol (?), n. [L. rufus reddish + -ol.] (Chem.) A phenol derivative of
anthracene obtained as a white crystalline substance, which on
oxidation produces a red dyestuff related to anthraquinone.
Ru"fous (?), a. [L. rufus.] Reddish; of a yellowish red or brownish red
color; tawny.