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neck ruff

/nek rʌf/

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/nek rʌf/formalartobsolete
  • ruИсторический модный аксессуар, представляющий собой плиссированную, присборенную или накрахмаленную полоску ткани, которую носили вокруг шеи, популярный в XVI и XVII веках, часто ассоциирующийся с елизаветинским или якобинским костюмом.

A historical fashion accessory consisting of a pleated, gathered, or starched strip of fabric worn around the neck, popular in the 16th and 17th centuries, often associated with Elizabethan or Jacobean attire.

  1. Fashion accessoryB2formal

    A decorative frill or pleated collar worn around the neck, especially popular in the 16th and 17th centuries.

    ruЖабо

    • The portrait showed a nobleman wearing an elaborate neck ruff.
    • Elizabethan fashion often included a large neck ruff made of lace.
    • The actor's costume featured a stiff white neck ruff.