Defenition of the word pleat

• Defenition of the word pleat

  • any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
  • pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
  • fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
  • fold into pleats,
  • pleat or gather into a ruffle

Synonyms for the word pleat

• • crease
  • crimp
  • fold
  • gather
  • plait
  • ruffle
  • tuck

Similar words in the pleat

• • pleat
  • pleat's
  • pleated
  • pleating
  • pleats

Hyponyms for the word pleat

• • box pleat
  • inverted pleat
  • kick pleat
  • knife pleat
  • tuck

Hypernyms for the word pleat

• • bend
  • crease
  • crimp
  • flexure
  • fold
  • fold up
  • plication
  • turn up

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