1. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn 
2. 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

Derived forms: ruches

Encyclopedia: Ruche

• optic disc
• optic disk
• optic nerve
• optic radiation
• optic tract
• optical
• optical aberration
• optical activity
• optical art
• optical bench
• optical character recognition
• optical condenser
• optical crown
• optical crown glass
• optical density
• optical device
• optical disc
• optical disk
• optical fiber
• optical fibre
• optical flint
• optical fusion
• optical glass
• optical illusion
• optical instrument