pleating

verb

present participle of pleat
as in braiding
to form into a braid pleat ribbons

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Recent Examples of pleating The floor-length dress was crafted with a sweetheart neckline, with some fabric ruching and pleating at the bodice. — Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026 Place dough circles in the wells of a 12-cup muffin tray, pressing into bottoms and up sides, pleating edges as needed. — Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025 For the nuptials, Bella wore an plunging green gown with pleating on the bodice and a thigh-high slit up the floor-sweeping ruffled skirt. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleating
  1. braiding
  2. weaving
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  • Roksanda’s Spring 2027 collection is inspired in large part by textile sculptor Françoise Grossen, whose designs incorporated a lot of dramatic knotting and braiding.
    — Erin Wisti, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Braids and the Bonds of Sisterhood The act of braiding each other’s hair throughout history is what Gibson calls an intimate one.
    — Audrey Noble, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of braiding
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  • Combat sequences, set in the Pacific theater and filmed in Australia, look expansive and authentic, weaving around hundreds of soldiers running and shouting and shooting at once.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The process was particularly intricate, as each interlacing detail on the bodice had to be carefully constructed by weaving hundreds of meters of rouleau and while maintaining the tension and precision of the corsetry underneath.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaving

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“Pleating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pleating. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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