flounce vs ruche

flounce

noun
  • A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.ᵂ 

  • A row of spines, corrugations, or skin folds on the hemipenis of a snake. 

  • The act of flouncing. 

verb
  • To decorate with a flounce. 

  • To move in an exaggerated, bouncy manner. 

  • To depart in a haughty, dramatic way that draws attention to oneself. 

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 flounce and ruche occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )