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ruche

[ roosh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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 /

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 ruche¹

1820–30; < French: literally, beehive < Gallo-Romance *rūsca bark, apparently < Gaulish; compare Welsh rhisg ( l ) bark, rind

Origin of ruche¹

C19: from French, literally: beehive, from Medieval Latin rūsca bark of a tree, of Celtic origin

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 ruche of white is now placed just inside the bonnet, which relieves the black effect somewhat.

There was a frilling, or ruche, or tucker, about the throat that I think had been sewn into it three weeks before.

In some lonely hamlets the unmarried women wear black caps with a thick ruche of ostrich feathers or black fur round the face.

He wore loose black trousers, ornamented at the bottom with a ruche of lace, and a large white collar round his neck.

April 23, 2024inveterate

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