See Also: ruche(medicine)
ruche(dictionary)

ruche (iou)



ruche noun & verb. E19.
[Old & mod. French from medieval Latin rusca tree bark, of Celtic origin.]
A. noun. A frill of gathered ribbon, lace, etc., used esp. as a trimming. E19.
b. verb trans. Trim with a ruche or ruches. L19.
ruched adjective trimmed with a ruche or ruches; gathered into a ruche or ruches: M19.
ruching noun (a) trimming made of ruches M19.