'Ruffle of a boot' definitions:

Definition of 'Ruffle of a boot'

From: GCIDE
  • 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]