pleat (redirected from pleats)

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.

pleat pleated skirt

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pleat [pliːt]

n

(Clothing & Fashion) 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

vb

(Clothing & Fashion) (tr) to arrange (material, part of a garment, etc.) in pleats

[variant of plait]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pleat - any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape plait box pleat - a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it inverted pleat - a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward kick pleat - pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking knife pleat - a single pleat turned in one direction tuck - a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place crease, crimp, fold, plication, flexure, bend - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
Verb	1.	pleat - pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric" ruffle fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
	2.	pleat - fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" plicate fold, fold up, turn up - bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"

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pleat

noun

fold, crease, gather, tuck, pucker, crimp There was a row of starched pleats on her cap.

verb

fold, crease, gather, tuck, pucker, crimp large baggy trousers, pleated at the front

Translations

pleat [pliːt]

A. N → pliegue m, doblez m; [of skirt] → tabla f

B. VT → plisar, plegar

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pleat [ˈpliːt] n (in skirt) → pli m

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pleat

n → Falte f

vt → fälteln

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pleat [pliːt]

1. n → piega

2. vt → pieghettare

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pleat [pliːt]

1. n → piega

2. vt → pieghettare

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pleat

n pleat [pliːt]

a fold sewn or pressed into cloth etc a skirt with pleats. plooisel ثَنْيَه، طَيَّه плисе sklad, záhyb læg die Falte πιέτα pliegue volt چین؛ پلیسه vekki pli קֵפֶל चुनन nabor na haljini,”falta” ránc, redő lipatan felling piega ひだ 주름 klostė ieloce lisu platte plooi fold, legg plisa, zakładka prega pliseu складка sklad, záhyb guba falta veck, plissé รอยจีบ pli, kıvrım 褶 складка چنّٹ، شکن nếp gấp 褶

v

to make pleats in. plooi يَثْني، يَطْوي плисирам plisovat forsyne med læg falten πλισάρω plisar plisseerima چین دار کردن laskostaa plisser לְקַפֵּל चुनट डालना praviti nabore redőz melipat gera fellingar pieghettare, plissettare ひだを入れる 주름을 잡다 klostuoti likt ieloces; plisēt membuat lisu pd plooien plissere, folde plisować fazer pregas a plisa делать складки plisovať plisirati napraviti falte vecka, plissera จับจีบ pli yapmak 打褶 робити складки, плісирувати شکن بنانا xếp nếp 打褶

adj pleated

a pleated skirt. geplooide ذو ثَنْيات او طَيّات плисиран plisovaný lægget Falten-... πλισέ plisado plisseer- چین دار vekki- plissé עם קְפָלִים चुनट वाला naborano pliszírozott berlipat-lipat plíseraður, felldur plissé, plissettato, a pieghe ひだのある 주름 잡힌 klostuotas ar ielocēm; plisēts berlisu plooi{#169} folde-, plissert plisowany pregueado plisat в складку; плиссированный plisovaný plisiran na falte veckad, plisserad ที่มีจีบ plili 打褶的 плісирований شکن بنايا ہوا xếp li 打褶的