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- Dictionarypleat/pliːt/
noun
- 1. a double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side.
verb
- 1. fold into pleats: "she was absently pleating her skirt between her fingers"
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The meaning of PLEAT is fold; especially : to arrange in pleats. How to use pleat in a sentence.
PLEAT definition: 1. a narrow fold in a piece of cloth made by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together 2…. Learn more.
PLEAT meaning: 1. a narrow fold in a piece of cloth made by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together 2…. Learn more.
Pleat definition: a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.. See examples of PLEAT used in a sentence.
A pleat is a creased fold in fabric. Your long wool coat might have a single pleat in back, down toward the hem. Some pleats are creased sharply, or even stitched firmly in place, while others are looser.
Definition of pleat noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
A pleat in a piece of clothing is a permanent fold that is made in the cloth by folding one part over the other and sewing across the top end of the fold. Her skirt hangs in perfect wide pleats. American English : pleat / ˈplit /
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Pleat Definition. A flat double fold in cloth or other material, of uniform width and pressed or stitched in place. (botany) A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness. A plait.
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