ruche

Examples

• All

• The patriarch's moist mouth protruded from a ruche of a beard.

  Fiction book (1997)

• The coffin was upholstered in white grodenaple and thick white ruche.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Ruche is a smaller website that's chock-full of whimsy, and I like that they consistently have a page or two dedicated to whimsical plus-size stuff.

  Blog text (16)

• The dress was beautifully adorned with a delicate ruche along the hemline.

• The wedding gown featured a stunning ruche around the neckline that added a touch of sophistication.

Synonyms

R

ruffle

vsruche

21 5.6

A strip of gathered cloth used as a decorative edge on clothes

is used mainly as a trim on clothing and accessories rather than any textile

F

flounce

vsruche

1 7.4

A strip of cloth with soft folds used to decorate clothes or curtains

is mainly for clothing and accessories rather than large household textiles

R

ruching

vsruche

• Specialized

1 8.2

A decorative way of gathering fabric on clothes into soft folds or ruffles

names the finished gathered trim rather than the sewing technique that makes it

How Gathered

ruche

• Specialized

9.8

gathering

• Specialized

14 7.7

pleat

11 3.9

tuck

• Specialized

10 5.5

Surface Forms

Etymology