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

Skirt edged with full ruche of pink tulle studded with roses, and corsage trimmed to correspond.

From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary

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 Alcott, Louisa May

One set of blue ones clustered round the hem of her little night-gown, making a thick "ruche," as it were; and then there came two or three thinner rows of yellow, and then blue again.

From The Cuckoo Clock by Kirk, Maria Louise

The basket is ornamented with ruches of red worsted braid; between two box pleats of the ruche a black bugle is fastened.

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