ruche
a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
Origin of ruche
1Other words from ruche
- ruched, adjective
- ruching, noun
Words Nearby ruche
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How to use ruche in a sentence
Down went the crown, and up went the brim at the sides, and a kind of ruche of feathers replaced the waving plume of the Cavalier.
A Handbook of Pictorial History | Henry W. DonaldA ruche of white is now placed just inside the bonnet, which relieves the black effect somewhat.
The Etiquette of To-day | Edith B. OrdwayThere was a frilling, or ruche, or tucker, about the throat that I think had been sewn into it three weeks before.
A Book of Ghosts | Sabine Baring-GouldIn some lonely hamlets the unmarried women wear black caps with a thick ruche of ostrich feathers or black fur round the face.
Dutch Life in Town and Country | P. M. HoughHe wore loose black trousers, ornamented at the bottom with a ruche of lace, and a large white collar round his neck.
Memoirs of Robert-Houdin, ambassador, author and conjurer | Jean Henri Robert-Houdin
British Dictionary definitions for ruche
rouche
/ (ruːʃ) /
a strip of pleated or frilled lawn, lace, etc, used to decorate blouses, dresses, etc, or worn around the neck like a small ruff as in the 16th century
Origin of ruche
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