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

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

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

The ruche goes part way, or all the way, around the head, and the velvet ribbon ties, with streamers hanging down the back.

From Etiquette by Post, Emily

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 Beeton, Mrs. (Isabella Mary)