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pleat(2)(dictionary)
pleat(dictionary)
French pleat(dictionary)

pleat(2) (iou)



pleat verb trans. [pli:t] LME.
[By-form of PLAIT verb.]
Fold (cloth etc.). Now esp. gather (part of a garment or a piece of fabric) into regular folds held in place along one edge. Freq. as pleated ppl adjective. LME.
= PLAIT verb 2. obsolete exc. dial. LME.
pleater noun a person who or thing which pleats fabric etc. E20.