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ruche
[ roosh ]
noun
- a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
ruche
/ ruːʃ /
noun
- 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
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- ruched adjective
- ruching noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ruche1
1820–30; < French: literally, beehive < Gallo-Romance *rūsca bark, apparently < Gaulish; compare Welsh rhisg ( l ) bark, rind
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ruche1
C19: from French, literally: beehive, from Medieval Latin rūsca bark of a tree, of Celtic origin
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Example Sentences
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.
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A ruche of white is now placed just inside the bonnet, which relieves the black effect somewhat.
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There was a frilling, or ruche, or tucker, about the throat that I think had been sewn into it three weeks before.
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In some lonely hamlets the unmarried women wear black caps with a thick ruche of ostrich feathers or black fur round the face.
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He wore loose black trousers, ornamented at the bottom with a ruche of lace, and a large white collar round his neck.
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