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A Writer's Dictionary:

pleat Definition


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pleat
noun
    1. A fold sewn or pressed into cloth, etc.
verb
    pleated, pleating
    1. To make pleats in (cloth, etc).
      Thesaurus: ruffle, fold, crease, plait, crimp, flute, gather.
Etymology: 14c: a variant of plait.



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