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ruche

ruche
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [roosh]
    • /ruʃ/
    • /ruːʃ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [roosh]
    • /ruʃ/

Definitions of ruche word

  • noun ruche a strip of pleated lace, net, muslin, or other material for trimming or finishing a dress, as at the collar or sleeves. 1
  • noun ruche a strip of pleated or frilled lawn, lace, etc, used to decorate blouses, dresses, etc, or worn around the neck like a small ruff as in the 16th century 0
  • noun ruche a fluting or pleating of lace, ribbon, muslin, net, etc. for trimming dresses, esp. at the wrist and neck 0

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Origin of ruche

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; < French: literally, beehive < Gallo-Romance *rūsca bark, apparently < Gaulish; compare Welsh rhisg(l) bark, rind

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Parts of speech for Ruche

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ruche popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

ruche usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ruche

verb ruche

  • corrugate — to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
  • crisped — (especially of food) hard but easily breakable; brittle: crisp toast.
  • dog-ear — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.
  • dog-eared — having dog-ears: a dog-eared book.
  • dogeared — (in a book) a corner of a page folded over like a dog's ear, as by careless use, or to mark a place.

noun ruche

  • flection — the act of bending.
  • flexure — the act of flexing or bending.
  • flute — a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
  • kilt — any short, pleated skirt, especially a tartan wraparound, as that worn by men in the Scottish Highlands.
  • knife edge — the cutting edge of a knife.

Antonyms for ruche

verb ruche

  • loose — free or released from fastening or attachment: a loose end.

Top questions with ruche

  • how to ruche a skirt?
  • how to ruche fabric?
  • how to ruche a tee shirt?
  • how to ruche fabric by hand?
  • how to ruche a dress?
  • how to ruche?
  • how to ruche a shirt?
  • how to ruche ribbon?
  • how to make a ruche tie?
  • how to tie a ruche tie?

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