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| disconcert |
to upset the calm or self-assurance of; ruffle. [1/2 definitions] |
| dust ruffle |
a floor-length decorative ruffle, usu. made of a light fabric such as cotton, that hangs from a mattress around three or four sides of a bed. |
| flounce2 |
a wide ruffle or gathered strip of material, attached along its upper edge, as to a curtain, bedspread, or garment. [1/2 definitions] |
| frill |
to decorate with a gathered or pleated trimming; ruffle. [2/4 definitions] |
| furbelow |
a ruffle, flounce, or other showy trimming on clothing. [1/2 definitions] |
| jabot |
a decorative ruffle on the front of a blouse or shirt that hangs down from the neck, formerly worn by men and now worn mostly by women. |
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