pleat
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- noun
- /plit/
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pliegue
- The dress has a beautiful pleat that enhances its overall design.
- pants with pleats
- box pleat
- pleat skirt
The edges of the neckline can be decorated with trimmings or pleats or ruffles.
- The edges of the neckline can be decorated with trimmings or pleats or ruffles.
- For example, if you shape pleats in acetate fabric, when you wash the fabrics, the pleats will stay.
- You can share a lot of those pleats and you don't have to waste rows for every single gadget.
Examples
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I'm wearing the brown trousers and I love the fact that they've got a pleat down them and they're slightly short, but I actually like that look of slightly short trousers.
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Irene, I think the pleat you added to my summer-skirt design is fantastic.
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He has the pleat in the back of his shirt similar to mine.
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Tailor, I want pleats here.
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- Few pleats in the skirt might look good.
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I originated the pleats on my dress, which are charming...
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Let's just pin these nice pressed pleats.
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I'm not sure what's going on with the back pleats on this gown.
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Instead, he closed the shirt, smoothing the pleats, and slowly buttoned it.
Fiction book (1990) -
In a clear plastic bag, he saw a red dress, a ruffled thing, its pleats reminding him of an accordion.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
A fold in cloth made by turning the fabric back and sewing it
A narrow fold in cloth pressed flat in one direction, often used in skirts
Two folds in cloth turned under to form a flat box shape
A fold in cloth where two folds meet and the extra fabric is turned inward
A narrow fold in cloth cut across at an angle that fans out like sun rays
A narrow diagonal fold in fabric that fans outward in a skirt
A short fold at the back of a straight skirt or coat that lets you walk easily
Compounds
- Specialized
A narrow fold in cloth pressed flat in one direction, often used in skirts
- Specialized
A short fold at the back of a straight skirt or coat that lets you walk easily
- Specialized
A fold in cloth where two folds meet and the extra fabric is turned inward
- Specialized
A narrow fold in cloth cut across at an angle that fans out like sun rays
How Folded
Surface Forms
Etymology
Pleat as a noun comes from the old word plicare meaning 'to fold' and is related to the English word ply, so a pleat is a neat fold in cloth that gives the garment its shape and style.