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 married woman in mourning for child, sister, brother, or parent, wears the above costume, with the exception of the white ruche in the bonnet.

From The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 1 March 1906 by Various

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 Ritter, Thomas Jefferson

In a few days, the ruche was depopulated.

From The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals by Weir, James

It gave back their green again to the aspidistras that, rising from a ruche of pink paper, formed the central ornament of the table.

From The Divine Fire by Sinclair, May