pleat
noun/pliːt/
/pliːt/
- a permanent fold in a piece of cloth, made by sewing the top or side of the fold
- a shirt with narrow pleats at the front
Word Originlate Middle English: a variant of plait. The written form of the word became obsolete between c.1700 and the end of the 19th cent.Want to learn more?
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