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

“A wrap made of passementerie and jet, with a mousseline de soie ruche about the neck held by a chou, would make it fascinating.”

From The Pursuit of the House-Boat Being Some Further Account of the Divers Doings of the Associated Shades, under the Leadership of Sherlock Holmes, Esq. by Bangs, John Kendrick

No. 172 shows the wing of a bird, No. 173 a rose-leaf somewhat increased in size; the former is worked entirely in button-hole stitch, or trimmed with a ruche of coloured ribbon.

From Beeton's Book of Needlework by Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)

Hats have almost entirely replaced bonnets, except for elderly widows, who often adopt the close-fitting Marie Stuart bonnet, with the white ruche inside the brim.

From Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada by Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

Mourning Worn By A Mother A mother who has lost a grown child wears the same mourning as that prescribed for a widow excepting the white cap ruche.

From Etiquette by Post, Emily