The difference between Furbelow and Ruffle
When used as nouns, furbelow means a frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing, whereas ruffle means any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
When used as verbs, furbelow means to adorn with a furbelow, whereas ruffle means to make a ruffle in.
check bellow for the other definitions of Furbelow and Ruffle
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Furbelow as a noun:
A frill, flounce, or ruffle, as on clothing; a decorative piece of fabric, especially one gathered or pleated as into a ruffle, etc.
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Furbelow as a noun:
A small, showy ornamentation.
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Furbelow as a verb (transitive):
To adorn with a furbelow; to ornament.
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Ruffle as a noun:
Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration.
Examples:
"She loved the dress with the lace ruffle at the hem."
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Ruffle as a noun:
Disturbance; agitation; commotion.
Examples:
"to put the mind in a ruffle"
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Ruffle as a noun (military):
A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff.
Examples:
"rfquotek H. L. Scott"
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Ruffle as a noun (zoology):
The connected series of large egg capsules, or oothecae, of several species of American marine gastropods of the genus Fulgur.
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Ruffle as a verb (transitive):
To make a ruffle in; to curl or flute, as an edge of fabric.
Examples:
"Ruffle the end of the cuff."
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Ruffle as a verb (transitive):
To disturb; especially, to cause to flutter.
Examples:
"The wind ruffled the papers."
"Her sudden volley of insults ruffled his composure."
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Ruffle as a verb (intransitive):
To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent.
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Ruffle as a verb (intransitive):
To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.
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Ruffle as a verb (intransitive):
To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on airs; to swagger.
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Ruffle as a verb:
To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers, plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.
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Ruffle as a verb:
To erect in a ruff, as feathers.
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Ruffle as a verb (military):
To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.
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Ruffle as a verb:
To throw together in a disorderly manner.