Pleat

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːt

Origin

From Middle English, from a variant of plait.

Full definition of pleat

Noun

1. (sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness 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.

Verb

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

Derived terms

• accordion pleat
• box pleat
• inverted box pleat
• knife pleat
• pencil pleat
• sunburst pleat

Anagrams

• leapt
• lepta
• Patel
• petal
• plate
• tepal