What does "toruffle" mean?

To ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up.

What is a synonym for "toruffle"?

Common synonyms include: ruffle up, ruffle up.

//təˈɹʌfəl// verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Verb

1
To ruffle excessively, to the degree of causing something to lose its proper form or shape; ruffle up. archaic, transitive
"She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings / That in the various bustle of resort / Were all toruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd."

"She plumes her feathers, and lets grow her wings / That in the various bustle of resort / Were all toruffl'd, and sometimes impair'd."

From to- + ruffle.

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