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pleat Definition

pleat (plēt)

noun

a flat double fold in cloth or other material, of uniform width and pressed or stitched in place

Etymology: ME pleten, var. of playten: see plait

transitive verb

to lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats

pleat Synonyms

pleat

n.

pleating, tuck, crease; see fold 1, plait.

Types of pleats include: box, knife, accordion, inverted, unpressed, machine, umbrella, trouser.

pleat Synonyms

pleat

v.

pleat Usage Examples

Object

  • skirt: A more athletic dance interval heralded a section based on tennis, with a key item being the classic white pleated tennis skirt.
  • blind: Our pictures will give you an idea of the looks that can be created with pleated blinds.
  • trouser: Try pleated trousers which provide added room for movement.
  • dress: Aphrodite sits in a similar position to Eos, her dress heavily pleated.
  • sheet: The carbohydrate-binding sites of these lectins consist of two conserved amino acids on beta pleated sheets.
  • garment: Any kind of pleated garment is a No No!

Converse of object

  • have: They also have throat pleats, which can expand to allow their throat to enlarge into a huge pouch.
  • make: You can pipe on different colored icing to make pleats in dresses or blazers with a school or club badge on.

Preposition: at

front: Trousers are also a good option but avoid pleats at the front.

Adjective modifier

  • French: The makeup lady put Ma's hair up in what I found out later was called a French pleat.
  • inverted: Inverted pleat at the center of the flared a-line skirt, with two pleats at each hip which open out.
  • little: Fitted waistband with little pleats all the way around, which open out to a fab full skirt.
  • ventral: There are 50 to 100 ventral pleats, from the chin to the umbilicus or slightly beyond the mid line.
  • deep: They have about twenty deep throat pleats which open out to let the throat expand.

Modifies a noun

trouser: Leather wallets & buttoned cardigans form a select part of the choice which also includes brushed cotton trousers & single pleat suit trousers.

Noun used with modifier

  • pencil: Measure pencil pleat from the small ring at the bottom of the curtain ring on curtain poles.
  • box: This was also seen on blouses and box pleat skirts.
  • kick: Cheerleader style skirt with two kick pleats at the front and one at the back.
  • pinch: Features a floral print with a pinch pleat heading and matching tie backs, all fully lined.

Preposition: from

hip: Elasticated waistband, and box pleats from the hips to the hem!

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