Ruche

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A ruffle or pleat of lace, muslin, or other fine fabric used for trimming women's garments.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A strip of fabric used for trimming.
  • n. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • n. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A full quilling, frilling, or plaiting of ribbon, muslin, grenadine, net, lace, or other material, used as a trimming for women's garments, or worn at the neck and wrists.
  • n. A loose pile of arched tiles to catch and lodge oyster-spawn.
  • n. In zoology, a reticulated folding of the skin found in the hemipenes of some snakes.
  • Word Usage
    "Further etymology takes the French word ruche to “beehive,” an allusion to the frills and plaits of a straw hive."
    Variant
    rouche   
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