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[pliːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a double or multiple fold in a garment or other item made of cloth, held by stitching the top or side
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Origin
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late Middle English: a variant of plait. The written form of the word became obsolete between c.1700 and the end of the 19th century
[pliːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- fold into pleats
(e.g: she was absently pleating her skirt between her fingers)
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Origin
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late Middle English: a variant of plait. The written form of the word became obsolete between c.1700 and the end of the 19th century
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