ruche

Meaning

Noun

1. A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
2. A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist.
3. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.

Verb

1. To flute or pleat (fabric).
2. To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up.

Synonyms

ruffle

frill

furbelow

quilling

Translations

ruche

plooisel

ruche

Rüsche

γύρος τραχηλιάς

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹuːʃ/

Etymology

Cognate with Breton: rusk

Cognate with Irish: rúsc

Cognate with Welsh: rhisgl

Cognate with Catalan: rusc

In summary

Borrowed from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), from Gaulish *ruskā, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”). Compare Breton rusk, Irish rúsc, Welsh rhisgl and Catalan rusc.