plissé

noun

plis·sé | \ pli-ˈsā

variants: or plisse

Definition of plissé

1 : a fabric with a plissé finish

2 : a textile finish of permanently puckered designs formed by treating with a sodium hydroxide solution

Examples of plissé in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

An intarsia velvet plisse dress, which took 960 hours to make, had blown-up baroque motifs. — Thomas Adamson, The Seattle Times, "Fendi stuns with Jenner and Hadid fur show to cap couture," 5 July 2017

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