"pleat" meaning in English

See pleat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /pliːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pleat.wav [UK] Forms: pleat [singular], pleats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A pleat is a fold in the fabric of a garment.
    Sense id: simple-pleat-en-noun-Ompth~9F

Verb

IPA: /pliːt/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pleat.wav [UK] Forms: pleat [canonical], pleats [third-person, singular], pleated [past], pleated [past, participle], pleating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you pleat something, you form or fold pleats into it.
    Sense id: simple-pleat-en-verb-UssL~ux7
     
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