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pleat en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. 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. A similar fold in a filter, lampshade, or various other products.
  3. A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness.
  4. A plait.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pleats Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

organ pleat · Fortuny pleat · pleatless · Watteau pleat · box pleat · pleatlike · reet pleat · knife pleat · pencil pleat · pleaty · inverted box pleat · cartridge pleat · sunburst pleat · kick pleat · honeycomb pleat · accordion pleat

Translations (43)

sv plissé (fold in a fabric of a garment) · pt plissado (fold in a fabric of a garment) · de Falte (fold in a fabric of a garment) · it piega (fold in a fabric of a garment) · sh plise (fold in a fabric of a garment) · ga pléata (fold in a fabric of a garment) · mi apa (fold in a fabric of a garment) · nb fold (fold in a fabric of a garment) · it pieghettatura (fold in a fabric of a garment) · fi taite (botany: fold in an organ) · cs záhyb (fold in a fabric of a garment) · es lorza (fold in a fabric of a garment) · hu redő (fold in a fabric of a garment) · pt prega (fold in a fabric of a garment) · nrf plié (fold in a fabric of a garment) · sv veck (fold in a fabric of a garment) · es plisado (fold in a fabric of a garment) · hu ránc (fold in a fabric of a garment) · mi peretihi (fold in a fabric of a garment) · mi pūkorukoru (fold in a fabric of a garment) · ca doblec (fold in a fabric of a garment) · ru скла́дка (fold in a fabric of a garment) · ro pliu (fold in a fabric of a garment) · ja 襞 (fold in a fabric of a garment) · sq palë (fold in a fabric of a garment) · nb legg (fold in a fabric of a garment) · alt јыйырткыш (fold in a fabric of a garment) · cs sámek (fold in a fabric of a garment) · nb plissé (fold in a fabric of a garment) · is felling (fold in a fabric of a garment) · es alforza (fold in a fabric of a garment) · hu berakás (fold in a fabric of a garment) · fi vekki (fold in a fabric of a garment) · it plissettatura (fold in a fabric of a garment) · ca arruga (fold in a fabric of a garment) · cmn 褶子 (fold in a fabric of a garment) · pl plisa (fold in a fabric of a garment) · fr pli (fold in a fabric of a garment) · hu pliszé (fold in a fabric of a garment) · cmn 褶襉 (fold in a fabric of a garment) · nl plooi (fold in a fabric of a garment) · mi pukohu (fold in a fabric of a garment) · bg плисе (fold in a fabric of a garment)

pleat en · VERB

Pronunciation

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
pleating Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pleated Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
pleated Tense=Past lexicographic
pleats Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

unpleat · pleatless · pleater · pleatlike · pleatable · pleaty · repleat

Synonyms

ruffle

Translations (33)

sq palos (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · cs skládat (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · cmn 打褶 (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · ota قیرمق (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · cs sámkovat (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · hu redőz (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · es tablear (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · fi pliseerata (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · de in Falten legen (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · ro plisa (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · ota بوكمك (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · sv vecka (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · es engandujar (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · ga pléata a chur i (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · fi vekata (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · sv plissera (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · it pieghettare (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · it plissettare (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · mi kōnumi (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · fi vekittää (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · ru де́лать скла́дки (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · hu berak (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · fr plisser (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · cs plisovat (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · de plissieren (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · hu pliszíroz (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · ga pléatáil (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · de fälteln (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · es gandujar (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · ru плисси́ровать (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · es plisar (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · bg плисирам (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment) · es alechugar (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)