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Raphia ruffia
Raffia palm Raf"fi*a palm (a) A pinnate-leaved palm (Raphia ruffia) native of Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its leafstalks. (b) The jupati palm.
Ruffian
Ruffian Ruf"fian (? or ?; 277), n. [F. rufien, OF. ruffen, ruffian, pimp. libertine, ake; cf. pr. & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch origin; cf. G. raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to pander. Cf. Ruffle to grow urbulent.] 1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.] he [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. --Bp. Reynolds. 2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat. Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian? --Shak.
Ruffian
Ruffian Ruf"fian, a. brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian rage.
Ruffian
Ruffian Ruf"fian, v. i. To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] --Shak.
Ruffianage
Ruffianage Ruf"fian*age, n. Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians. ``The vilest ruffianage.' --Sir F. Palgrave.
Ruffianish
Ruffianish Ruf"fian*ish, a. Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.
Ruffianlike
Ruffianlike Ruf"fian*like`, a. Ruffianly. --Fulke.
Ruffianly
Ruffianly Ruf"fian*ly, a. Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian; violent; brutal.
Ruffianous
Ruffianous Ruf"fian*ous, a. Ruffianly. [Obs.] --Chapman.

Meaning of Ruffia from wikipedia

- Ruffia is a comune (muni****lity) in the Province of Cuneo in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) south of Turin and about...
- Conte Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia (24 August 1879 in Turin, Piedmont, Kingdom of Italy – 7 September 1959 in Ripafratta, San Giuliano Terme near Pisa) was...
- 2002). "Alfieri Maserati" (PDF). Museo dell'Automobile "Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia" di Torino. Retrieved August 17, 2015. "1927 Grands Prix" – via I Coppa...
- Biscaretti di Ruffia (28 October 1867 – 21 October 1946) was an Italian admiral and politician. Di Ruffia was the son of Roberto Biscaretti di Ruffia, a senator...
- polymita Comm. ex ****h Raphia ruffia (Jacq.) Mart. Raphia tamatavensis Sadeb. Sagus farinifera Gaertn. Sagus pedunculata (P.Beauv.) Poir. Sagus ruffia Jacq....
- logo was designed by Count Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia. In 1910 Vincenzo Lancia asked Biscaretti di Ruffia to design a badge for the company: the Count submitted...
- Fiat: 1. Luigi Damevino, 2. Cesare Goria Gatti, 3. Roberto Biscaretti di Ruffia, 4. Carlo Racca, 5. Emanuele Cacherano di Briche****, 6. Michele Ceriana...
- is an automobile museum in Turin, Italy, founded by Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia. The museum has a collection of almost 200 cars among eighty automobile...
- Republic. The club originated through the efforts of Count Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia as the "Automobile Club of Turin" founded in Turin on 6 December 1898. It...
- with full equipment and downplaying the "sport" aspect. Biscaretti di Ruffia, Carlo (1952-11-25), Auto 1953, Venice, Italy: Alfieri Editore, p. 173 Jean-Jacques...