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ruching

ruching

1 8.2
A decorative way of gathering fabric on clothes into soft folds or ruffles
  • noun
  • /ˈruːʃɪŋ/
  • Specialized
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  • The dress features beautiful ruching down the sleeves, adding elegance to the design.
  • ruffles and ruching

We don't have time for ruffles and ruching, but she does.

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Examples

  • Terry Hall, fashion director at Kleinfeld Bridal, says, "Ruching can actually help slim and balance a larger bust."

    Blog text (22)

  • No, I just put some new ruching around the neck.

    Bloodthirsty Butchers (1970)

  • So we have ruching up and down the stomach area.

    Sarah Rae Vargas

  • This is the first one and it's kind of a cream colour and has some nice ruching on the front of it.

  • It's a long sleeve top with really nice ruching detail.

  • Dennis Basso incorporates lots of ruching into his designs.

    Blog text (22)

  • She admired the ruching at the waist of her new blouse, which created a flattering silhouette.

  • The wedding gown had intricate ruching on the bodice, enhancing its romantic style.

Synonyms

pleating
vsruching
2 5.0

Folding fabric into narrow, even folds for clothes or curtains

gathers fabric into irregular ruffles or fuller folds rather than regular narrow folds
smocking
vsruching
  • Specialized
1 8.5

Decorative stitching that gathers fabric to make a stretchy pattern on clothes

gathers fabric into ruffles or folds without stitched embroidery or built elasticity

How Gathered

to ruff
9.3
ruching
  • Specialized
1 8.2
gathering
  • Specialized
14 7.7
pleating
2 5.0
tuck
  • Specialized
10 5.5

Surface Forms

ruching singular
ruchings plural

Morphology

ruching = ruche (transparent) = ruche + ing

This is a regular nominalization from the verb 'ruche', so the sewing sense is built directly from the base meaning.

Etymology

The word ruching comes from the French word ruche, which originally meant 'beehive' and later was used for a gathered ruffle of cloth. So ruching is the sewing method of drawing fabric into small folds or ruffles to add texture and shape.