Definition of "ruche" [ruche]

• A ruffle or pleat of lace, muslin, or other fine fabric used for trimming women's garments. (noun)

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• "Further etymology takes the French word ruche to “beehive,” an allusion to the frills and plaits of a straw hive."
• "Next, I saw our dog spring backwards from la ruche!"
• "The ruche goes into the butt crack, so it gives you a bigger-looking ass."