| It was nice to sup a flagon of nut-brown ale in a pub that people with ruffs used to drink in. |
| Instead of doublets and Elizabethan ruffs, we should have Gunne Sax frills and parachute pants. |
| In Elizabethan times the roots were dried and crushed and the powder was mixed with water and used to stiffen the ruffs worn by the gentry. |
| It's a grand pageant set in elaborate 17th century costumes of wigs, breeches, tights and ruffs. |
| Elsewhere, we came across storks, ruffs and egrets, and herons of all descriptions. |
| Tremain's costume drama distinguishes itself by mixing just a drop of earthy magical realism into its ruffs and codpieces. |
