facing vs ruche

facing

noun
  • Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside. 

  • A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 

  • The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about. 

  • The most external portion of exterior siding. 

  • The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat. 

adj
  • Diverging in the direction of travel. 

  • Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) 

ruche

noun
  • A strip of fabric which has been fluted or pleated. 

  • A small ruff of fluted or pleated fabric worn at neck or wrist. 

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

verb
  • To bunch up (fabric); to ruck up. 

  • To flute or pleat (fabric). 

How often have the words facing and ruche occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )