pleat
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pleat¹
- /pliːt/
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit. Doublet of plait.
noun pleats
- A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
- A similar fold in a filter, lampshade, or various other products.
- A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness.
- A plait.
verb pleats · pleating · pleated
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To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
Similar: ruffle
- To plait. pleat my hair
Pleat²
proper noun Pleats
- A surname.
Translations
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noun fold in a fabric of a garment
| Español | plisado, alforza, lorza |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 襞 hida |
| 中文 | 褶子 zhězi, 褶襉 zhějiǎn |
| Português | plissado, prega |
| Français | pli |
| Deutsch | Falte |
| Italiano | piega, pieghettatura, plissettatura |
| Română | pliu |
| Русский | скла́дка skládka |
verb To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment
| Español | plisar, tablear, alechugar, gandujar, engandujar |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 打褶 dǎzhě |
| Français | plisser |
| Deutsch | plissieren, in Falten legen, fälteln |
| Italiano | pieghettare, plissettare |
| Română | plisa |
| Русский | плисси́ровать plissírovatʹ, де́лать скла́дки délatʹ skládki |
Talk about this word "pleat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pleat. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pleat. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pleat "pleat." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pleat.Cite this
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