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
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								I love your 'ruched' dye process ... the final piece has wonderful movement, doesn't it? A picture heavy Monday katelnorth 2007 
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								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 
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								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. 
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								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 
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								The "ruched" young woman jabs the air again, looks around, and startles. Camy's Loft 2008 
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								Like Junya Watanabe's brown ruched leather dress £850, Browns , they often have draping, pockets, slits or wraps. 
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								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 
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								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 
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								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 
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								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 
MaryW commented on the word ruched
"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 
			
		
	
bilby commented on the word ruched
Reminds me of ruchuchu.
April 23, 2019