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 good one for this purpose has a very narrow ruche from 9 to 18 inches long on either side of a long black velvet ribbon.

From Etiquette by Post, Emily

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

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

I was dressed in a white muslin gown, a plain skirt with a wide ruche around the bottom, Marie Stuart waist, and hair arranged to match the costume.

From Marie Bashkirtseff (From Childhood to Girlhood) by Bashkirtseff, Marie