ruche

Speech parts

1. ruche - Noun

2. ruche - Verb

Meaning

A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses and bonnets.

A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

ruff bend bee cockle hive pleat ruck double gather fold fringe trimming tuck crease crimp
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Antonyms

increase headland spread flat expand extend
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Examples

Sebastien Faure in 1904 created a libertarian school 'La Ruche' (the Hive). Source: Internet

In January 1946, events came to a head when Lescot jailed the Marxist editors of a journal called La Ruche (The Beehive). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

rucervine Ruch Ruchbah ruched Ruchill ruching