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
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 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
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
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 Thomas Jefferson Ritter
