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ruche — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beehive noun A structure, natural or built, in which bees live and produce honey.
  • frill noun A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.

Senses

ruche is used for these senses in English:

  • beehive (figuratively) Any place full of activity, or in which people are very busy.
  • frill A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
  • hive of activity (idiomatic) A very busy place.

beehive — full definition

  1. noun A structure, natural or built, in which bees live and produce honey.
  2. noun A tall, rounded hairstyle piled up on top of the head.

frill — full definition

  1. noun A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
  2. noun A substance or material on the edge of something, resembling such a strip of fabric.
  3. noun A wrinkled edge to a film.
  4. noun Something extraneous or not essential; something purely for show or effect; a luxury.

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