HyperDic: pleat

English > 3 senses of the word pleat:
NOUNartifactpleat, plaitany of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
VERBcontactpleat, rufflepleat or gather into a ruffle
contactpleat, plicatefold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
pleat > pronunciation
Soundspliy't
Rhymesaesthete ... worksheet: 76 rhymes with iyt...
English > pleat: 3 senses > noun 1, artifact
MeaningAny of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape.
Synonymplait
Narrowerbox pleatA flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
inverted pleatA box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward
kick pleatpleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
knife pleatA single pleat turned in one direction
tuckA narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
Broaderfold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bendAn angular or rounded shape made by folding
Spanishdoblez, pliegue, plisado
Catalanplec
Verbspleatpleat or gather into a ruffle
English > pleat: 3 senses > verb 1, contact
Meaningpleat or gather into a ruffle.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymruffle
Broaderfold, fold up, turn upbend or lay so that one part covers the other
Spanishfruncir, plegar, plisar
Nounspleatany of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
pleatingthe act of folding in parallel folds
English > pleat: 3 senses > verb 2, contact
MeaningFold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth".
PatternSomebody ----s something
Synonymplicate
Broaderfold, fold up, turn upbend or lay so that one part covers the other

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