from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ruffle \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.
[1913 Webster]
2. A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance;
agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Mil.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a
roll; -- called also {ruff}. --H. L. Scott.
[1913 Webster]
4. (Zool.) The connected series of large egg capsules, or
oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine
gastropods of the genus {Fulgur}. See {Ootheca}.
[1913 Webster]
{Ruffle of a boot}, the top turned down, and scalloped or
plaited. --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]