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pleat
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1pleat

transitive verb \ˈplēt\

Definition of PLEAT

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

Origin of PLEAT

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

Related to PLEAT

Synonyms
plait, plat, braid

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

2pleat

noun

Definition of PLEAT

: a fold in cloth made by doubling material over on itself; also : something resembling such a fold
— pleat·less \-ləs\ adjective
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Examples of PLEAT

  1. Her skirt has pleats at the waist.

Origin of PLEAT

Middle English plete
First Known Use: 15th century

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