What is a set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird called?
ruff — (Zoöl.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers round, or on, the neck of a bird. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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