noun
- a pleated or gathered strip of fabric used as trimming on clothing or furnishings
Usage: fashion; textiles
Examples
- The dress featured delicate rouches along the neckline.
- She added a silk rouche to the curtain valance.
- The vintage gown was adorned with multiple rouches on the sleeves.
- The seamstress carefully pleated the fabric to create an elegant rouche.
- Rouches were popular decorative elements in Victorian fashion.