ruche /ɹuːʃ/noun 3verb 2forms 3 noun3 •A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated. •A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist.Mrs. Newsome wore at operatic hours a black silk dress—very handsome, he knew it was "handsome"—and an ornament that his memory was able further to identify as a ruche. — 1903 •A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. verb2 •To flute or pleat (fabric).ruched curtains •To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up.Joe Baxter pulled the dress farther down, so it was ruched around my middle, the bottom half pulled up to my stomach. — 2014 formsruched · ruching · ruches
