Crossword clues for ruche
ruche
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ruche \Ruche\, n. [F. ruche ruche, beehive, OF. rusche a beehive, which was formerly made of the bark of trees; cf. W. rhisg, rhisgl, bark, gael. rusg bark, rind.]
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.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"frill," 1827, from French ruche, literally "beehive" (13c.), of Celtic origin (compare Breton rusken), from Proto-Celtic *rusca "bark." Related: Ruched; ruching.
Wiktionary
n. 1 A strip of fabric used for trimming. 2 A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.
Wikipedia
Ruché (pronounced in English , ) is a red Italian wine grape variety from the Piedmont region. It is largely used in making Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato, a small production red varietal wine which was granted Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC) status by presidential decree on October 22, 1987, and was granted the more prestigious Denominazione di Origine Controllata e Garantita (DOCG) status in 2010. The current DOC recognized area of production for the wine, covers only about 100 acres (40 hectares) of vines around the villages of Castagnole Monferrato, Refrancore, Grana, Montemagno, Viarigi, Scurzolengo and Portacomaro. Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato is, therefore, one of the lowest production varietal wines in Italy. The grape is also grown to some extent in the neighboring province of Alessandria.
There is some debate about the origins of the Ruché grape. One theory is that the varietal is indigenous to the hills northeast of the town of Asti. Another theory is that the grape is a local variation on a French import. It has been grown in the area for at least one hundred years but has only recently been marketed and consumed outside of the immediate vicinity of its production. Ruché di Castagnole Monferrato tends to be medium bodied with notes of pepper and wild berries and floral aromas on the nose. The wine is often characterized by moderate acidity and soft tannins. In the Piedmont region it is often paired with slow-cooked beef, northern Italian cheeses and mushrooms.
Ruche may refer to:
- Ruching, in garment design, ruffling or pleating in fabric for decoration or embellishment
- Ruché, a grape
Usage examples of "ruche".
She wriggled, pretending to protest, only to ruche her skirt even higher round her thighs.
Her dress was of white watered silk, simply covered with rare old Mechlin lace, which was held by pearls, a whole setting of them designing the ruches of the waist and the ruffles of the skirt.
The garment was beautifully made, shimmering green with little ruches of white satin at the neckline that reminded her of foam on the waves.
Seria Mau was looking at a blank interior wall covered with ruched oyster silk.
At this, the ruched silk background was replaced by a group of three arched windows opening on to the magisterial glare of the Kefahuchi Tract.
Against a background of ruched oyster satin stood a piece of stiff white card, on which was reproduced the crude and lively drawing of a man in black top hat and tails, caught preparing to light an oval Turkish cigarette.
He would tip back his hat with the end of his ebony cane and fade slowly into nothing while the Kefahuchi Tract slithered across the ruched satin void behind him like a cheap Victorian necklace and the streetlight flashed ting!
Seria Mau was looking at a picture of a blank interior wall covered with ruched grey silk.
Tract seemed to frame itself in three tall arched windows, set into a wall covered in ruched grey satin.
Instead of the clinging bias-cut dresses she usually wore she had this latest fashion: double-tier full skirt with ruched bodice, low straight neckline and halter strap.
The primrose comforter with its ruched ruffle all around the hem was still on the bed.
Beyond the ruched pink silk blinds she could see a terrace with bright white rococo garden chairs.
Rhys Michael, his tunic ruched up bare legs nearly to his waist, looking as shocked and frightened as Javan had ever seen him.
The bodice ended just below the waist, and below that was a skirt, smooth and straight in the front, then yards of fabric pulled to the back in a heavily ruched train that would extend three feet behind the wearer.
The ruched bodice was fitted with a heart shaped neckline and a waistline that dropped slightly below her natural waist to end at a point just above her navel.