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knife pleat

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knife pleat
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) a single pleat turned in one direction
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Noun1.knife pleat - a single pleat turned in one direction
pleat, plait - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
sunburst pleat, sunray pleat - knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect
Translations
knife pleat n a skirt with knife pleatsuna gonna a pieghe sovrapposte


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A satin floor-length trench with belt sailing behind it, a short shirtdress that ballooned in the back and an evening gown channelling knife pleats from halter top to toe all imparted a sense of feminine purpose.
 
 
 
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