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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.

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

Related forms

ruched, adjective

ruch·ing, noun

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ruche or rouche (ruːʃ)

—n
	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

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

rouche or rouche

—n

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

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