brushane — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ruff noun A stiff, frilled collar worn around the neck, especially in 16th and 17th century fashion.
Senses
brushane is used for these senses in English:
- ruff Philomachus pugnax (syn. Calidris pugnax), a gregarious, medium-sized wading bird of Eurasia; specifically, a male of the species which develops a distinctive ruff of feathers and ear tufts during mating season (the female is called a reeve).
ruff — full definition
- noun A stiff, frilled collar worn around the neck, especially in 16th and 17th century fashion.
- noun A wading bird known for the male's decorative neck feathers grown during breeding season.
- verb In card games, to play a trump card because you can't follow the suit led.