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    pleat
    /pliːt/

    noun

    • 1. a double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side.

    verb

    • 1. fold into pleats: "she was absently pleating her skirt between her fingers"

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  2. PLEAT definition: 1. a narrow fold in a piece of cloth made by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together 2…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of PLEAT is fold; especially : to arrange in pleats. How to use pleat in a sentence.

  4. Pleat definition: a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.. See examples of PLEAT used in a sentence.

  5. PLEAT meaning: 1. a narrow fold in a piece of cloth made by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together 2…. Learn more.

  6. Define pleat. pleat synonyms, pleat pronunciation, pleat translation, English dictionary definition of pleat. n. A fold, especially one of several parallel folds made by doubling cloth or other material on itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.

  7. A pleat in a piece of clothing is a permanent fold that is made in the cloth by folding one part over the other and sewing across the top end of the fold. Her skirt hangs in perfect wide pleats. American English : pleat / ˈplit /

  8. A pleat is a creased fold in fabric. Your long wool coat might have a single pleat in back, down toward the hem. Some pleats are creased sharply, or even stitched firmly in place, while others are looser.