ruche, n.f., hive; swarm; (needlework) quilling, frilling, ruche. — d’abeilles; bee-hive. Châtrer une —; to cut away the wax and honey from a hive.
ruché, -e, adj., quilted. n.m., frilling.
ruchée, n.f., hive-full.
rucher, n.m., stand for bees; apiary.
rucher, v.a., (needlework) to quilt, to frill.
rudâni-er, -ère, adj., (l.u.) surly, churlish, uncouth.
rude, adj., harsh, rough, rugged, steep, uneven; sharp, rude, hard; disagreeable; grating, violent, fierce; severe, bitter; rigid, strict; formidable; uncouth, unpolished; impetuous, boisterous; troublesome, difficult. Avoir la peau —; to have a rough skin. Une — épreuve; a severe trial. Chemin —; rugged road. Avoir la voix —; to have a harsh voice. Des manières —s; rough, coarse, uncouth manners. Un — assaut; a fierce assault. Les temps sont —s; times are hard. Des paroles —s; harsh words.
rudement (ru-dmān), adv., roughly, ruggedly, harshly, sharply, severely, strictly; tumultuously, violently, impetuously, rudely. Traiter —; to treat roughly. Aller — en besogne; to work with a vengeance.
rudenté, -e, adj., (arch.) cabled (of columns).
rudenture, n.f., (arch.) cabling, rudenture.