Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Provided with a ruche, as a snake.

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  • adjective of cloth with tight elastic folds

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Examples

  • I love your 'ruched' dye process ... the final piece has wonderful movement, doesn't it?

    A picture heavy Monday katelnorth 2007

  • He is made from green bobbly fleece instead of felf, which is lovely and soft but a bit of a pain to work with because it is kind of ruched up SP? and tends to go in a different direction to the one I want it to go in when I am sewing it.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Katy 2007

  • Whoever wrote the copy is also unclear on "ruched," and just for style purposes I would recommend "cascading" over "descending," and of course "ascending" is right out.

    Just two questions (okay, maybe three) - A Dress A Day 2007

  • He is made from green bobbly fleece instead of felf, which is lovely and soft but a bit of a pain to work with because it is kind of ruched up SP? and tends to go in a different direction to the one I want it to go in when I am sewing it.

    Busy Week! Katy 2007

  • The "ruched" young woman jabs the air again, looks around, and startles.

    Camy's Loft 2008

  • Like Junya Watanabe's brown ruched leather dress £850, Browns , they often have draping, pockets, slits or wraps.

    The Perfect Party Outfit 2011

  • The coats have a long, weighted hem that covers pedaling knees and a ruched hood that moves with the head for clear visibility when a cyclist looks right or left.

    Beyond Spandex: Chic Styles for Cyclists Take Off Christina Binkley 2011

  • For the occasion she donned a wrinkled and ruched fuchsia and black dress with slingback heels.

    Paula Zahn's Wrinkled & Ruched Dress: Hit Or Miss? (PHOTOS, POLL) Hilary Moss 2010

  • A fat lady on stage was far more of a subversive statement than the ruched purple pants and shirt worn by one model with a choppy haircut and a glum expression.

    Robin Givhan's take on the punk style of Gaultier, Balmain, Givenchy Robin Givhan 2010

  • Dresses billowed from the bust, ruched at the hip and dipped dizzily above and below the knee — all in wonderful silks, satins and taffetas.

    Chic Simple Tina Gaudoin 2010

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  • "There wasn't a part of her that wasn't powdered or lacquered, corseted, draped, and ruched." Amy Bloom, White Houses (New York: Penguin Random House, 2018), p. 160

    April 23, 2019

  • Reminds me of ruchuchu.

    April 23, 2019