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pleat

/ pleat /

noun/verb

noun Sense 1

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

Type of:

fold crease plication

Kinds of:

box pleat inverted pleat kick pleat knife pleat tuck

Derived:

braid lace plait ruffle

verb Sense 2

fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"

Type of:

fold fold up turn up

Derived:

fold crease plication flexure crimp

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

verb Sense 3

pleat or gather into a ruffle

"ruffle the curtain fabric"

Type of:

fold fold up turn up

Derived:

plait plication pleating frill flounce

Usage Patterns:

Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something

Somebody ----s somebody PP

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