Meaning of PLICATE
| Pronunciation: | | 'plIkeyt
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- [adj] arranged in parallel folds; "plicate leaves"
- [v] fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
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| | Synonyms: | | accordion, folded, pleat |
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| | See Also: | | fold, fold up, turn up | |
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| | Definition: | | \Pli"cate\, Plicated \Pli"ca*ted\, a. [L. plicatus, p.
p. of plicare to fold.]
Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf. --
{Pli"cate*ly}, adv.
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| | Definition: | | Folded back and forth longitudinally like a fan. |
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| | Related Terms: | | crease, creased, crimp, crimped, crisp, dog-ear, dog-eared, double, double over, doubled, enfold, flexible, flounce, flounced, flute, fluted, fold, fold over, foldable, folded, folding, frill, gather, gathered, infold, interfold, lap over, plait, plaited, plat, pleat, pleated, pliable, plicated, plicatile, ply, quill, quilled, ruff, ruffle, ruffled, tuck, tucked, turn over, twill, twilled |
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