pleating

We have found lemma(root) word of pleating : pleat.

Definitions


[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:
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)


Phrases:

Origin:
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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