English > plication: 2 senses > noun 1, shapeMeaning | An angular or rounded shape made by folding. |
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Example | "a plication on her blouse" |
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Synonyms | fold, crease, flexure, crimp, bend |
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Narrower | kink, twist, twirl | A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
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pleat, plait | Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape |
pucker, ruck | An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) |
Broader | angular shape, angularity | A shape having one or more sharp angles |
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Spanish | arruga, dobladura, doblez, plegado, pliegue, raya |
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Catalan | doblec, replec, séc |
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Verbs | plicate | fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" |
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