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ruches

ruches is the plural of ruche.

ruches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ruche.

Meaning of ruche

Noun

ruche (plural ruches)

  1. A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated.
  2. A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist.
    • Mrs. Newsome wore at operatic hours a black silk dress—very handsome, he knew it was "handsome"—and an ornament that his memory was able further to identify as a ruche.1903 September 28, Henry James, The Ambassadors, London: Methuen & Co. […], →OCLC
  3. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn.

See all 5 meanings of ruche

Proper noun capitalized: Ruches

Ruches

  1. (plural) plural of Ruch

Questions about ruches

What is ruches the plural of?
Ruches is the plural of ruche.
What part of speech is ruches?
Ruches is a proper noun.

Words near ruches in the dictionary

  1. rucervine
  2. Ruch
  3. Ruchbah
  4. ruche
  5. ruched
  6. ruches
  7. Ruchi
  8. Ruchill
  9. ruching
  10. ruchings
  11. ruchnik

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