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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: ruche 'decorative piece of cloth', from Medieval Latin rusca 'bark of a tree'

ruched

 adjective
     
ruched
a ruched curtain or piece of clothing has parts of it gathered together so that it has folds in it
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