pleat

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Clothes & fashionpleatpleat /pliːt/ noun [countable usually plural] DCa flat narrow fold in a skirt, a pair of trousers, a dress etcExamples from the Corpuspleat• You will need a pleat and space at each end of the heading for balance.• Her collar and pleats were pressed, and there was a perfect white ribbon in her hair.• So this was what the eve-ning was about, our hidden pockets, the ragged seams and pleats of our history.• How do I pack my pleats?• Opera diva Jessye Norman swears by his comfortable and sophisticated signature pleats.• It's easy - don't fold it across the pleats.• Problems occur particularly when the fabric is printed off grain and the pleats follow a horizontal design on the fabric.• She smoothed down the pleats of the skirt and strapped the watch on her arm.Origin pleat (1300-1400) plait

单词	pleat
释义	pleat From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Clothes & fashionpleatpleat /pliːt/ noun [countable usually plural] DCa flat narrow fold in a skirt, a pair of trousers, a dress etcExamples from the Corpuspleat• You will need a pleat and space at each end of the heading for balance.• Her collar and pleats were pressed, and there was a perfect white ribbon in her hair.• So this was what the eve-ning was about, our hidden pockets, the ragged seams and pleats of our history.• How do I pack my pleats?• Opera diva Jessye Norman swears by his comfortable and sophisticated signature pleats.• It's easy - don't fold it across the pleats.• Problems occur particularly when the fabric is printed off grain and the pleats follow a horizontal design on the fabric.• She smoothed down the pleats of the skirt and strapped the watch on her arm.Origin pleat (1300-1400) plait
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