pleat

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see also: Pleat

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Etymology

From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /pliːt/

Noun

pleat (plural pleats)

1. (sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
2. (botany) A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness.
3. A plait.

Translations

• French: pli
• German: Falte
• Italian: piega, pieghettatura, plissettatura
• Portuguese: plissado, prega
• Russian: скла́дка
• Spanish: plisado, alforza, lorza

Verb

pleat (pleats, present participle pleating; simple past and past participle pleated)

1. (transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
2. To plait.

   pleat my hair

Translations

• French: plisser
• German: plissieren, in Falten legen, fälteln
• Italian: pieghettare, plissettare
• Russian: плисси́ровать
• Spanish: plisar, tablear (wider folds), alechugar

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Pleat

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Proper noun

1. Surname.

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