A pleat in a piece of clothing is a permanent fold that is made in the cloth by folding one part over the other and sewing across the top end of the fold.
Synonyms: fold, crease, gather, tuck More Synonyms of pleat
More Synonyms of pleat
pleat in British English
(pliːt)
noun
1.
any of various types of fold formed by doubling back fabric and pressing, stitching, or steaming into place
See also box pleat, inverted pleat, kick pleat, knife pleat, sunburst pleats
verb
2. (transitive)
to arrange (material, part of a garment, etc) in pleats
Word origin
C16: variant of plait
pleat in American English
(plit)
noun
1.
a flat double fold in cloth or other material, of uniform width and pressed or stitched in place
verb transitive
2.
to lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats
Word origin
ME pleten, var. of playten: see plait
Examples of 'pleat' in a sentence
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Pin fabric pleats together at each side.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
Press the pleats with the stitching centred over the tapes to form two inverted pleats on the right side of the blind.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
This month we've got inverted pleats.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
To form the inverted pleats, lay the fabric flat, right side up.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
They have two inverted pleats at each side, folded over a row of Austrian blind tape.
Churchill, Jane (ed.) Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
Don't worry about folds and pleats, these are your mini ghosts!
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
In other languages
pleat
British English: pleat NOUN
A pleat in a piece of clothing is a permanent fold that is made in the cloth by folding one part over the other and sewing across the top end of the fold.
Her skirt hangs in perfect wide pleats.
American English: pleat
Brazilian Portuguese: prega
Chinese: 褶
European Spanish: pliegue
French: pli
German: Falte
Italian: piega
Japanese: プリーツ
Korean: 주름
European Portuguese: prega
Latin American Spanish: tabla
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All related terms of 'pleat'
box pleat
a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
kick pleat
a back pleat at the hem of a straight skirt to allow the wearer greater ease in walking
knife pleat
a single pleat turned in one direction
crystal pleat
one of a series of fine , permanently pressed pleats of varying widths , usually in a sheer fabric
French pleat
a woman's hair style with the hair gathered at the back into a cylindrical roll
accordion pleat
one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine
inverted pleat
a box pleat reversed so that the fullness of the material is turned inwards
Chinese translation of 'pleat'
pleat
(pliːt)
n(c)
褶 (zhě) (道, dào)
(noun)
Definition
a fold formed by doubling back fabric and pressing or stitching into place
There was a row of starched pleats on her cap.
Synonyms
fold
Make another fold and turn the ends together.
crease
She frowned at the creases in her silk dress.
gather
tuck
a tapered tuck used to take in fullness and control shape in a garment
pucker
small puckers in the material
crimp
(verb)
Definition
to arrange (material) in pleats
large baggy trousers, pleated at the front
Synonyms
fold
He folded the paper carefully.
crease
Most outfits crease a bit when you're travelling.
Liz sat down carefully, so as not to crease her skirt.
gather
Gather the skirt at the waist.
tuck
Pin and tuck back pieces together with right sides facing.
pucker
She puckered her lips at the sour taste of lemon.
crimp
Additional synonyms
in the sense of crease
Definition
a line made by folding or pressing
She frowned at the creases in her silk dress.
Synonyms
fold,
ruck,
line,
tuck,
ridge,
groove,
pucker,
corrugation
in the sense of crease
Definition
to make or become wrinkled or furrowed
Most outfits crease a bit when you're travelling.Liz sat down carefully, so as not to crease her skirt.
Synonyms
crumple,
rumple,
pucker,
crinkle,
fold,
ridge,
double up,
crimp,
ruck up,
corrugate
in the sense of gather
Definition
to draw (fabric) into small folds or tucks
Gather the skirt at the waist.
Synonyms
fold,
tuck,
pleat,
ruffle,
pucker,
shirr
Nearby words of
pleat
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Synonyms of 'pleat'
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Additional synonyms
in the sense of pucker
Definition
a wrinkle or crease
small puckers in the material
Synonyms
wrinkle,
fold,
crease,
crumple,
ruck,
crinkle,
ruckle
in the sense of pucker
Definition
to gather into wrinkles
She puckered her lips at the sour taste of lemon.
Synonyms
wrinkle,
tighten,
purse,
pout,
contract,
gather,
knit,
crease,
compress,
crumple,
ruffle,
furrow,
screw up,
crinkle,
draw together,
ruck up,
ruckle
in the sense of tuck
Definition
a pleat or fold in a part of a garment, usually stitched down
a tapered tuck used to take in fullness and control shape in a garment
Synonyms
fold,
gather,
pleat,
pinch
in the sense of tuck
Definition
to make a tuck or tucks in (a garment)
Pin and tuck back pieces together with right sides facing.