ruche
ruche · ruches · ruched · ruching
To flute or pleatTo flute or pleat (fabric).
/ɹuːʃ/
Meaning
2 sensesTo flute or pleat (fabric).
ruched curtains
To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up.
Origin
Borrowed from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from EarlyBorrowed from French ruche, from Middle French rusche, from Old French rusche, from Early Medieval Latin rusca (“bark”), borrowed from Gaulish rūsca, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”), from *rukskos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to dig up”), from *Hrew- (“to tear out, dig out”).
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Forms
ruches, ruching, ruched, ruchedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle