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pleating

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pleat  (plt)
n.
A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.
tr.v. pleat·ed, pleat·ing, pleats
To press or arrange in pleats: pleat a skirt; pleat curtains.

[Middle English plet, variant of plait, pleat, fold; see plait.]

pleater n.
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pleated skirt
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Noun1.pleating - the act of folding in parallel folds
folding, fold - the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold"


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