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pleat

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pleat in WordNet English dictionary

noun
  1. any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
    pleat  plait 
verb
  1. pleat or gather into a ruffle
    "ruffle the curtain fabric"
    ruffle  pleat 
  2. fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
    pleat  plicate 
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