Meaning of PLEAT
| Pronunciation: | | pleet
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- [n] any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
- [v] fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
- [v] pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
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| | Synonyms: | | plait, plicate, ruffle |
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| | See Also: | | bend, box pleat, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, fold, fold up, inverted pleat, kick pleat, knife pleat, plication, tuck, turn up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Pleat\ (pl[=e]t), n. & v. t.
See {Plait}.
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| | Related Terms: | | accordion pleat, aqueduct, box pleat, canal, canalization, canalize, carve, chamfer, channel, chisel, corrugate, crack, crease, crimp, crisp, cut, dado, dike, ditch, dog-ear, double, double over, enfold, engrave, entrenchment, flounce, flute, fold, fold over, fosse, frill, furrow, gash, gather, goffer, gouge, groove, gully, gutter, ha-ha, incise, infold, interfold, kennel, knife pleat, lap over, moat, plait, plat, plicate, plow, ply, quill, rabbet, rifle, ruff, ruffle, rut, score, scratch, slit, streak, striate, sunk fence, trench, trough, tuck, turn over, twill, wrinkle |
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