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
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Origin and Etymology of plissé
French plissé, from past participle of plisser to pleat, from Middle French, from pli fold, from plier to fold — more at ply
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