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pleat
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
pleat
(noun)
pleat
/
ˈ
pliːt/
noun
plural
pleats
pleat
/
ˈ
pliːt/
noun
plural
pleats
Britannica Dictionary definition of PLEAT
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]
:
a fold in cloth that is made by folding the material onto itself
Her skirt has
pleats
at the waist.
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ˈ
pliːtəd/
adjective
a
pleated
skirt [=a skirt that has pleats]
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