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1. Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
   - plait

1. Pleat or gather into a ruffle
   "pleat the curtain fabric"
   - 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