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'''Ruffs''' were a big part of [[elizabethan]] [[fashion]]. A ruff is basically a large, circular set of [[frill]]s worn around the neck.
'''Ruffs''' were a big part of [[Elizabethan]] [[fashion]]. A ruff is basically a large, circular set of [[frill]]s worn around the neck.


Rowan Atkinson (as Black Adder) described Percy as looking like "a bird that had swallowed a plate" when he made an appearance in an extra wide ruff.
Rowan Atkinson (as Black Adder) described Percy as looking like "a bird that had swallowed a plate" when he made an appearance in an extra wide ruff.

'''Ruff''' is also a [[period]] [[card game]] for two pairs involving tricks. Each player is dealt seven cards. The top card of the remaining three defines what suit is trumps. Whoever has the highest card in trumps picks up the three cards and discards any three, face down. Then play for ordinary tricks. There is no bidding and no wildcards. [[Stormhold]]ers like to play ruff!!! (needs the rules to be finished)

Revision as of 16:37, 10 June 2004

Ruffs were a big part of Elizabethan fashion. A ruff is basically a large, circular set of frills worn around the neck.

Rowan Atkinson (as Black Adder) described Percy as looking like "a bird that had swallowed a plate" when he made an appearance in an extra wide ruff.

Ruff is also a period card game for two pairs involving tricks. Each player is dealt seven cards. The top card of the remaining three defines what suit is trumps. Whoever has the highest card in trumps picks up the three cards and discards any three, face down. Then play for ordinary tricks. There is no bidding and no wildcards. Stormholders like to play ruff!!! (needs the rules to be finished)