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

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

Inside the front of the bonnet is set a white ruche of lisse, the unmistakable insignia of widowhood.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various

This saved me time enough to go to the Delano Mansion, restore my strength with food, and put on my cap and ruche.

From Julia Ward Howe 1819-1910 by Elliott, Maud Howe

Charlotte held up the bonnet of fine Dunstable straw, flaring in front, and trimmed under the brim with a delicate lace ruche and a wreath of feathery white flowers.

From Pembroke A Novel by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins