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pleat
verb(pleat)
fold; especially : to arrange in pleats
pleat
verb(pleat)
plait
pleat
noun(pleat)
a fold in cloth made by doubling material over on itself; also : something resembling such a fold
pleat
noun(pleat)
a pleat made by forming two folded edges one facing right and the other left
pleat
noun(pleat)
any of a series of narrow sharply pressed pleats all turned in one direction
pleat
noun(pleat)
a short inverted pleat (such as at the bottom of a skirt) used to give breadth

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