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  • 1not turn a hair — 1. (of a horse) to show no sweat 2. Not to be ruffled or disturbed • • • Main Entry: ↑hair not turn a hair To be quite undisturbed or unaffected • • • Main Entry: ↑turn * * * not turn a hair phrase …

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  • 2ruf|fle — ruf|fle1 «RUHF uhl», verb, fled, fling, noun. –v.t. 1. a) to make rgh or uneven; destroy the smoothness of; wrinkle; rumple: »A breeze ruffled the lake. He ruffled up his gray moustache with thumb and forefinger (Booth Tarkington). SYNONYM(S):… …

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  • 3ruffle — I. verb (ruffled; ruffling) Etymology: Middle English ruffelen; akin to Low German ruffelen to crumple Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. a. roughen, abrade b. trouble, vex …

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  • 4Unruffled — Un*ruf fled, a. [Pref. un not + ruffled.] Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet. [1913 Webster] Calm and unruffled as a summer s sea. Addison. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 5Smooth — (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain origin.] 1. Having …

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  • 6Smoother — Smooth Smooth (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain… …

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  • 7Smoothest — Smooth Smooth (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother} (sm[=oo][th] [ e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe, smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe], come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm[ o]de, sm[ o]e, sm[ o]dig; of uncertain… …

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  • 8Trachycarpus takil — taxobox name = Trachycarpus takil image caption = Chusan Palm, semi cultivated regnum = Plantae unranked divisio = Angiosperms unranked classis = Monocots unranked ordo = Commelinids ordo = Arecales familia = Arecaceae genus = Trachycarpus… …

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  • 9Perilla — This article is about the plant genus. For other uses, see Perilla (disambiguation). Perilla Green shiso perilla Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 10unruffled — unruffledness, n. /un ruf euhld/, adj. 1. calm; not emotionally upset or agitated; steady; unflustered: He became all excited, but she remained unruffled. 2. not ruffled, as a garment; smooth. [1650 60; UN 1 + RUFFLE + ED2] Syn. 1. unperturbed,… …

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