pleat
verbEtymology From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit. Doublet of plait.
1
To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
2
To plait.
- pleat my hair
pleat
noun/pliːt/
Etymology From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit. Doublet of plait.
1
Business, Manufacturing, Sewing, Textiles A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
2
A similar fold in a filter, lampshade, or various other products.
4
A plait.
- Derived terms
- accordion pleat, box pleat, cartridge pleat, Fortuny pleat, honeycomb pleat, inverted box pleat, kick pleat, knife pleat, organ pleat, pencil pleat, pleatless, pleatlike, pleaty, reet pleat, sunburst pleat, Watteau pleat