ruche
[roosh]
- a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves.
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Origin of ruche
1820–30; < French: literally, beehive < Gallo-Romance *rūsca bark, apparently < Gaulish; compare Welsh rhisg(l) bark, rind
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Historical Examples
Steering southwards, they passed the mouth of the Ruche river.
Great African TravellersW.H.G. Kingston
The opening is rounded; the edge is trimmed with a ruche, like the body.
This ruche is continued on the waist, and meets at the bottom of the point.
A ruche of moss roses at the hem of the skirt and on the bodice.
The Evolution of FashionFlorence Mary Gardiner
The bottom of the body is trimmed with a ruche, composed of small white ribbons mixed with others.
ruche
rouche
- 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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Word Origin
C19: from French, literally: beehive, from Medieval Latin rūsca bark of a tree, of Celtic origin
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Word Origin and History for ruche
n.
"frill," 1827, from French ruche, literally "beehive" (13c.), of Celtic origin (cf. Breton rusken), from Proto-Celtic *rusca "bark." Related: Ruched; ruching.
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