ruche

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

There was a frilling, or ruche, or tucker, about the throat that I think had been sewn into it three weeks before.

From A Book of Ghosts by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

A ruche of moss roses at the hem of the skirt and on the bodice.

From The Evolution of Fashion by Gardiner, Florence Mary