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pleat
(plēt)n.
A fold, especially one of several parallel folds made by doubling cloth or other material on itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.
tr.v. pleat·ed, pleat·ing, pleats
To press or arrange in pleats: pleat a skirt; pleat curtains.
[Middle English plet, variant of plait, pleat, fold; see plait.]
pleat′er n.
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pleat
(pliːt)n
(Clothing & Fashion) any of various types of fold formed by doubling back fabric and pressing, stitching, or steaming into place. See also box pleat, inverted pleat, kick pleat, knife pleat, sunburst pleats
vb
(Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to arrange (material, part of a garment, etc) in pleats
[C16: variant of plait]
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pleat
(plit)n.
1. a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself.
2. something resembling this, as a crease or mark.
v.t. 3. to arrange in pleats.
[1325–75; variant outcome of Middle English pleyt plait]
pleat′er, n.
pleat′less, adj.
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pleat
Past participle: pleated
Gerund: pleating
| Imperative |
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| pleat |
| pleat |
| Present |
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| I pleat |
| you pleat |
| he/she/it pleats |
| we pleat |
| you pleat |
| they pleat |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I pleated |
| you pleated |
| he/she/it pleated |
| we pleated |
| you pleated |
| they pleated |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am pleating |
| you are pleating |
| he/she/it is pleating |
| we are pleating |
| you are pleating |
| they are pleating |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have pleated |
| you have pleated |
| he/she/it has pleated |
| we have pleated |
| you have pleated |
| they have pleated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was pleating |
| you were pleating |
| he/she/it was pleating |
| we were pleating |
| you were pleating |
| they were pleating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had pleated |
| you had pleated |
| he/she/it had pleated |
| we had pleated |
| you had pleated |
| they had pleated |
| Future |
|---|
| I will pleat |
| you will pleat |
| he/she/it will pleat |
| we will pleat |
| you will pleat |
| they will pleat |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have pleated |
| you will have pleated |
| he/she/it will have pleated |
| we will have pleated |
| you will have pleated |
| they will have pleated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be pleating |
| you will be pleating |
| he/she/it will be pleating |
| we will be pleating |
| you will be pleating |
| they will be pleating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been pleating |
| you have been pleating |
| he/she/it has been pleating |
| we have been pleating |
| you have been pleating |
| they have been pleating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been pleating |
| you will have been pleating |
| he/she/it will have been pleating |
| we will have been pleating |
| you will have been pleating |
| they will have been pleating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been pleating |
| you had been pleating |
| he/she/it had been pleating |
| we had been pleating |
| you had been pleating |
| they had been pleating |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would pleat |
| you would pleat |
| he/she/it would pleat |
| we would pleat |
| you would pleat |
| they would pleat |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have pleated |
| you would have pleated |
| he/she/it would have pleated |
| we would have pleated |
| you would have pleated |
| they would have pleated |
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Noun 1. [画像:pleat - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape]pleat - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
box pleat - a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
inverted pleat - a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward
kick pleat - pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
knife pleat - a single pleat turned in one direction
tuck - a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
Verb 1. pleat - pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
2. pleat - fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
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pleat
nounverb
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Translations
ثَنْيَه، طَيَّهيَثْني، يَطْوي
plisovatskladzáhyb
forsyne med læglæg
redőz
fellinggera fellingar
klostuotasklostuoti
ielocelikt ielocesplisēt
plisovať
kıvrım plipli yapmak
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pleat
(pliːt) noun a fold sewn or pressed into cloth etc. a skirt with pleats. plooisel ثَنْيَه، طَيَّه плисе prega sklad, záhyb die Falte læg πιέτα pliegue volt چین؛ پلیسه vekki pli קפל चुनन nabor na haljini, "falta" ránc, redő lipatan felling piega ひだ 주름 klostė ieloce lisu platte plooi fold, legg plisa, zakładka چوڼ prega pliseu складка sklad, záhyb guba falta veck, plissé รอยจีบ pli, kıvrım 褶 складка چنّٹ، شکن nếp gấp 褶
verb to make pleats in. plooi يَثْني، يَطْوي плисирам fazer pregas plisovat falten forsyne med læg πλισάρω plisar plisseerima چین دار کردن laskostaa plisser לְקַפֵּל चुनट डालना praviti nabore redőz melipat gera fellingar pieghettare, plissettare ひだを入れる 주름을 잡다 klostuoti likt ieloces; plisēt membuat lisu pd plooien plissere, folde plisować كول چوڼ لرونكى fazer pregas a plisa делать складки plisovať plisirati napraviti falte vecka, plissera จับจีบ pli yapmak 打褶 робити складки, плісирувати شکن بنانا xếp nếp 打褶
ˈpleated adjectivea pleated skirt. geplooide ذو ثَنْيات او طَيّات плисиран pregueado plisovaný Falten-... lægget πλισέ plisado plisseer- چین دار vekki- plissé עם קְפָלִים चुनट वाला naborano pliszírozott berlipat-lipat plíseraður, felldur plissé, plissettato, a pieghe ひだのある 주름 잡힌 klostuotas ar ielocēm; plisēts berlisu plooi- folde-, plissert plisowany چون لرونكى pregueado plisat в складку; плиссированный plisovaný plisiran na falte veckad, plisserad ที่มีจีบ plili 打褶的 плісирований شکن بنايا ہوا xếp li 打褶的
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