noun
Meaning 1
A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
ruche
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ɹuːʃ/
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rhymes with -uːʃ
noun
Meaning 2
A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.
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verb
Meaning 4
To flute or pleat (fabric).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- ruched curtains
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verb
Meaning 5
To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *Hrew-der. Proto-Indo-European *h3rewk- Proto-Celtic *rukskos Proto-Celtic *rūskos Gaulish rūscabor. Early Medieval Latin rusca Old French rusche Middle French rusche French ruchebor. English ruche Borrowed from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Early Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h3rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”).
Across languages
Translations
4 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: ruŝo — fluted or pleated fabric
- German: Rüsche — fluted or pleated fabric
- Polish: riusza — fluted or pleated fabric
- Polish: riuszka — fluted or pleated fabric