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pleat


1pleat

verb \ˈplēt\

Definition of PLEAT

transitive verb
1
: fold; especially : to arrange in pleats <pleat a skirt>
2
: plait 2
— pleat·er noun
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Origin of PLEAT

Middle English pleten, from pleit, plete plait
First Known Use: 14th century

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Rhymes with PLEAT

beat, beet, bleat, cheat, cleat, Crete, deet, eat, feat, fleet, Geat, gleet, greet, heat, lied, meat, meet, mete, neat, peat, seat, sheet, skeet, sleet, street, suite, sweet, teat, treat, tweet, weet, wheat

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