kick pleat

noun

: a short inverted pleat (such as at the bottom of a skirt) used to give breadth

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The mitered corners of the bedspread's inset border line up with the bedskirt's kick pleats. —

Norman Kolpas, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012

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