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Noun: pleat  pleet
  1. Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
    - plait
Verb: pleat  pleet
  1. Pleat or gather into a ruffle
    - ruffle
     
  2. Fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
    - plicate

Derived forms: pleating, pleated, pleats

See also: pleating

Type of: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, fold up, plication, turn up

Encyclopedia: Pleat