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pleated

pleated

1 3.3
Cloth that has many narrow folds, like a skirt or curtain
  • adjective
  • /ˈpliːtɪd/
translation icon : plisado
  • The pleated skirt she chose perfectly matched her blouse for the office meeting.

And it's just this tartan pleated skirt.

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Examples

  • A Cape, a shirt, a tie, grey socks, jumper, a pleated skirt, and black shoes.

  • And it matches my black pleated pants.

  • This is the the best pleated dress you can imagine.

  • And again, for work, I bought this pleated skirt.

  • Bought this pleated skirt, which is long.

  • Next I got this off white turtleneck with pleated lines down it.

  • And it's just this tartan pleated skirt.

  • But this is a brown knitted pleated skirt and it just looks perfection.

  • She wore a beautiful pleated dress to the party, which flowed elegantly as she danced.

  • He admired the pleated details on her blouse, which added a stylish touch to her outfit.

Synonyms

wimpled
vspleated
9.9

Cloth with small soft folds like a draped veil

is narrow regular folds used especially as a clothing design
to ruched
vspleated
  • Specialized
8.5

To gather fabric into small folds to make it look ruffled

is narrower regular folds rather than gathered ruffles
crimped
vspleated
4.6

Made into small, regular folds that look like waves

is narrow regular folds rather than pinched waves or ridges
tucked
vspleated
2.3

Clothing or bedding folded and held neatly in place

is narrow decorative folds rather than folded and fastened for neatness

Antonyms

256 1.0

A surface that is even and not rough

How Pleated

gathered
2.2
pleated
1 3.3
ruffled
1 3.4
flat
797 1.0

Surface Forms

pleated positive

Morphology

pleated = pleat (transparent) = pleat + ed

Formed by the regular past-participle/adjectival derivation of the verb 'pleat' meaning 'to fold', so the adjective's meaning is directly derived from the base.

Etymology

Pleated comes from the Latin root plicare, which means 'to fold', and entered English through old French. That's why a pleated skirt or curtain is made by folding the fabric into narrow 'folds' or creases.