ruche
[ roosh ]
/ ruʃ /
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noun
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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ruche
rouche
/ (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
Word Origin for ruche
C19: from French, literally: beehive, from Medieval Latin rūsca bark of a tree, of Celtic origin
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