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Ruche   Listen
noun
Ruche  n.  
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. (Written also rouche)
2.
A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.





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"Ruche" Quotes from Famous Books



... corsage in their arms, and amid the buzzing assembly the models move incessantly, like animated statues, silent and majestic. From time to time the voice of the great artist is heard giving brief and imperious orders, or scolding plaintively because a ruche has been substituted for a flounce on the dress of Madame X——, or a light fur for a dark fur on the mantle of the Baronne de V——,—"a pale blonde! The whole thing will have to be made over again. What can I do if I am not seconded?" he asks irritably. ...
— Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885 • Various


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