Ruching
noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Ruche. countable, uncountable
"Mantillas are larger than last year, and are generally all worn with a deep flouncing, either of the same material, or of black lace; the mantilla itself is also much trimmed with small ruchings of ribbon, guip and guipure lace, laid on quite flat."
- 2 A strip of fabric to be ruched. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of ruche form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Ruching and shirring are not the same thing. For starters, shirring involves elasticized threads in parallel rows."
Etymology
From ruche + -ing.
More for "ruching"
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