"dust ruffle" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dust ruffles [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dust ruffle (plural dust ruffles)
  1. Synonym of bedskirt Categories (topical): Bedding Synonyms: bedskirt [synonym, synonym-of]

Inflected forms

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