ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Ruche

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ɹuːʃ/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Ruche is a noun meaning A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.

Meaning

A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.

More Meanings

  1. A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist.
  2. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.
  3. To flute or pleat (fabric).
  4. To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up.

Example Sentences

ruched curtains
Joe Baxter pulled the dress farther down, so it was ruched around my middle, the bottom half pulled up to my stomach.
At each seam the dress opens to a-point over a silk petticoat. The skirt is ruched around the bottom and the openings, between which are bows of ribbon and lace.
Mrs. Newsome wore at operatic hours a black silk dress—very handsome, he knew it was "handsome"—and an ornament that his memory was able further to identify as a ruche.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ruffle, fluting, ruffler, plisse, quill, frillwork.

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