Pleat Definition

plēt
pleated, pleating, pleats
noun
pleats
A flat double fold in cloth or other material, of uniform width and pressed or stitched in place.
Webster's New World

(botany) A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness.

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verb
pleated, pleating, pleats
To lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats.
Webster's New World
Pleat is defined as to press and stitch down double folds in a piece of fabric.
An example of pleat is sewing the double folds in a school girl's skirt.
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Other Word Forms of Pleat

Noun

Singular:
pleat
Plural:
pleats

Origin of Pleat

  • Middle English plet variant of plait pleat, fold plait

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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