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Definition of Ruche
1. n. A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses and bonnets.
Definition of Ruche
1. Noun. A strip of fabric used for trimming. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ruche
1. a pleated strip of fine fabric [n -S]
Medical Definition of Ruche
1. 1. A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses and bonnets. Alternative forms: rouche. 2. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. Origin: F. Ruche ruche, beehive, OF. Rusche a beehive, which was formerly made of the bark of trees; cf. W. Rhisg, rhisgl, bark, gael. Rusg bark, rind. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ruche
Literary usage of Ruche
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Miscellanies by William Makepeace Thackeray (1877)
"a lady, whom I knew by her Leghorn bonnet and red ribbons, ruche with poppies
and marigolds, brass ferro- nière, great red hands, black silk gown, ..."
2. Joseph Csáky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture by Edith Balas (1998)
"But not only such miserably poor people lived in the ruche. Every now and then
somebody rich would rent a studio there, who was enchanted by the false ..."
3. Joseph Csáky: A Pioneer of Modern Sculpture by Edith Balas (1998)
"But not only such miserably poor people lived in the ruche. Every now and then
somebody rich would rent a studio there, who was enchanted by the false ..."
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