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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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