ruche
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Oprah Winfrey made a red carpet appearance in a ruche nude chiffon frock from Vera Wang.
From Forbes ● Feb. 22, 2015
Alice, fastening the thread after sewing in a fresh ruche, nodded.
From The Wide Awake Girls in Winsted by Katharine Ellis Barrett
A cluster of tea-rosebuds at the bosom, and a ruche, reconciled Meg to the display of her pretty white shoulders, and a pair of high-heeled blue silk boots satisfied the last wish of her heart.
From Little Women or Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy by Louisa May Alcott
Trim the basket with a ruche of double box pleats, ornamented with glass beads and with bows of brown silk ribbon.
From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Mrs. (Isabella Mary) Beeton
The ruche was also adopted by chancellors, notaries and scribes as their official mark.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 5 "Dinard" to "Dodsworth" by Various