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A collared, usually ruffled covering for the neck and shoulders, popular in Europe in the 1500s and worn especially by women.

A garment for the neck and shoulders, especially for women.

A hen.

A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but later by women alone; a ruff.

A hen; — so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers.