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ruching

American  
[roo-shing] / ˈru ʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. material for making a ruche.

  2. ruches collectively.


ruching British  
/ ˈruːʃɪŋ /

noun

  1. material used for a ruche

  2. a ruche or ruches collectively

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of ruching

First recorded in 1860–65; ruche + -ing 1

Example Sentences

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Her garment, a one-piece tracksuit made of a French terry fabric by Alexander McQueen, dresses athleisure one step up with horizontal yellow accents across the chest and ruching up the sleeves.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026

Designers featured frills, fabric layers and ruching in a variety of colours and styles, meaning you could easily re-fashion your own items to reflect the mismatched clothes on display here.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

Employing geometric ruching on exaggerated shoulders, she showcased surreal tubular shapes reminiscent of the enveloping flowers of the calla lily.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 28, 2023

The ruching, this time around, is in the right places.

From Washington Post • Jan. 7, 2023

It is low neck and short sleeves, and has a row of glass fringe round the bottom, and soft glass ruching round the neck and sleeves.

From Samantha at the World's Fair by Grimm, Baron C. de

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