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pleat

noun

1 pleat

Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape.

synonym: plait.

Roget 258: fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease; tuck, gather; flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, ... show more

Dutch: plooi
Polish: fałd, fałda, plisa

verb

1 pleat

Pleat or gather into a ruffle.

synonym: ruffle.

2 pleat

Fold into pleats:
— Pleat the cloth.

synonym: plicate.


Moby thesaurus: accordion pleat, aqueduct, box pleat, canal, canalization, canalize, carve, chamfer, channel, chisel, corrugate, crack, crease, crimp, crisp, cut, dado, dike, ditch, dog-ear ... show more.

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