Ruche
/ruːʃ/noun
A frill or pleated strip of fabric used as trimming on clothing.
Did you know?Ruche comes from French *ruche*, meaning “beehive,” because the gathered, ridged fabric was imagined like the layered structure of a hive.
Etymological Timeline
Latin
Latin
ruscus
“Butcher’s broom, a spiny shrub”
Old French
French
ruche
“Beehive”
17th Century
French
ruche
“A gathered frill or pleated trimming, by resemblance to the shape of a hive”
18th Century
English
ruche
“A frilled or gathered strip of fabric used as ornament”