inverted pleat
- noun
- Specialized
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pliegue invertido
- She learned to sew by practicing making an inverted pleat in a fabric sample.
Examples
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>> I like your inverted pleat here.
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But yeah, you can have all kinds of crazy inverted pleats, but you know, it's the same thing.
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The dress featured an inverted pleat that added elegance to its design.
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The skirt is designed with an inverted pleat to create a flattering silhouette.
Synonyms
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A bend or crease in rock layers pushed together
Two folds in cloth turned under to form a flat box shape
A fold in cloth made by turning the fabric back and sewing it
A fold in fabric or body tissue
How Narrow
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4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning (a pleat reversed so the folds turn inward) is directly and predictably derived from combining 'inverted' (reversed) with 'pleat' (a fold in fabric). Although somewhat technical, the adjective+noun composition follows ordinary compositional patterns and would be inferable by a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
The noun inverted pleat comes from sewing. A pleat is a 'fold' in fabric and inverted means the folds turn to the 'inside', so the 'crease' shows on the outside while the extra fabric hides inside. That's why an inverted pleat gives a neat outside line but still adds space and movement to the garment.