ruched, ppl. a.
(ruːʃt)
[f. ruche v.1]
Trimmed with a ruche. Also fig.
| 1847 E. Gray Let. 5 May in W. James Order of Release (1947) iii. 31 Cloaks of pale glacé silk with ruished frills round them. 1848 ― Let. 10 May in Ibid. v. 107 A stone silk dress with two broad flounces Ruched and a Brussells lace cape. 1896 Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 3 Dec. 5/2 It had ruched sleeves. 1900 Ann. Rep. Board of Regents Smithsonian Inst. 1898 ii. 703 In a broad way we may distinguish as leading types [of hemipenis] the following: The smooth; the plicate, or flounced; the calyculate, or ruched; and the disk-bearing. 1923 E. Sitwell Bucolic Comedies 61 Ruched as their country waterfalls, The cherried maids walk beneath the dark walls. 1932 Woman's Weekly 19 Mar. 467/1 The..skirt is cut in wide scallops and trimmed with ruching. Little ruched pieces..give the frock quaintness and charm. 1978 Detroit Free Press 5 Mar. d7/5 (Advt.), This terrific coat with its softly ruched back. |