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.
pleat Synonyms
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!
Browse dictionary entries near pleat
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