pleat

Speech parts

1. pleat - Noun

2. pleat - Verb

4. Pleat - Proper noun

Meaning

See Plait.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

gathering gather fold tuck crease crimp corrugation plait ruffle plicate crimping ridge bend cockle line
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Antonyms

increase open headland spread grow flat
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Hypernyms

bend fold crease crimp flexure plication

Hyponyms

tuck knife pleat box pleat kick pleat inverted pleat

Phrases with the word

single pleat folded in one direction single pleat turned in one direction sunray pleat inverted box pleat sharp and narrow pleat on a skirt sharply creased narrow pleat

Anagrams

leapt palet pelta petal plate tepal lepta patel tepla

Examples

Pleat the cloth Source: Internet

ruffle the curtain fabric Source: Internet

A knife pleat is a simple fold, while the box pleat is bulkier, consisting of two knife pleats back-to-back. Source: Internet

For a full kilt, 8 yards of fabric would be used regardless of size and the number of pleats and depth of pleat would be adjusted according to their size. Source: Internet

In pleating to the stripe, one of the vertical stripes in the tartan is selected and the fabric is then folded so that this stripe runs down the center of each pleat. Source: Internet

Any pleat is characterized by depth and width. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

pleasurize pleasurous pleasy pleat-free pleatable pleated