pleat
To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garmentTo form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
» I bought a white, pleated skirt.
Я купила белую плиссированную юбку. — marafon
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2 senses(transitive)To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
plissieren, in Falten legen, fälteln
плисси́роватьplissírovatʹ, де́лать скла́дкиdélatʹ skládki
To plait.
pleat my hair
- fold into pleats
- pleat or gather into a ruffle
Examples
4 sentencesI bought a white, pleated skirt.
ruЯ купила белую плиссированную юбку. — marafon
Rima always wore a pleated skirt.
Did you know that the proper way to wear a cummerbund is with the pleats facing upward?
Pleated skirts with attached inner shorts are often the preferred choice of bottoms among female tennis and golf players.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit. Doublet of plait.From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit. Doublet of plait.
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Forms
pleats, pleating, pleated, pleatedSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle