| NOUN | shape | plication, fold, crease, flexure, crimp, bend | an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
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| act | plication, pleating | the act of folding in parallel folds |
| Meaning | An angular or rounded shape made by folding. | |
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| Example | "a plication on her blouse" | |
| Synonyms | fold, crease, flexure, crimp, bend | |
| Narrower | kink, twist, twirl | A sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight |
| 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 |
| Spanish | arruga, dobladura, doblez, plegado, pliegue, raya | |
| Catalan | doblec, replec, séc | |
| Verbs | plicate | fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" |
| Meaning | The act of folding in parallel folds. | |
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| Synonym | pleating | |
| Broader | fold, folding | The act of folding |
| Spanish | plisado | |
| Catalan | plisat, prisatge | |
| Verbs | plicate | fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" |
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