pleat

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A skirt with pleats.

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[edit] Noun

Singular
pleat

Plural
pleats

pleat (plural pleats)

  1. A fold in the fabric of a garment, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
  2. A plait.

[edit] Translations

a fold in a fabric of a garment

[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to pleat

Third person singular
pleats

Simple past
pleated

Past participle
pleated

Present participle
pleating

to pleat (third-person singular simple present pleats, present participle pleating, simple past and past participle pleated)

  1. (transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

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[edit] Translations

To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment
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