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a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.[1910-15]
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inverted pleat
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inverted pleat — noun a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward • Hypernyms: ↑pleat, ↑plait * * * noun : a pleat formed by bringing two folded edges toward or to a center point on the outside of the material to form a box pleat on the inside * *… … Useful english dictionary
Pleat — A pleat (older plait) is a type of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and securing it in place. It is commonly used in clothing and upholstery to gather a wide piece of fabric to a narrower circumference. [ Picken, Mary Brooks, The… … Wikipedia
pleat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. plait, corrugation, wrinkle; fold, plicature, ply; doubling. v. t. crease, gather, flounce, ruffle; foldover, play, pucker; corrugate. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. pleating, tuck, crease; see fold 1 ,… … English dictionary for students
kick pleat — noun pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking • Hypernyms: ↑pleat, ↑plait • Part Holonyms: ↑skirt * * * noun : a short inverted pleat used to give breadth (as at the bottom of a skirt for ease in walking or at the bottom of a… … Useful english dictionary
box pleat — noun a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it • Hypernyms: ↑pleat, ↑plait • Part Holonyms: ↑skirt * * * noun Etymology: box (II) + … Useful english dictionary
kick pleat — kick′ pleat n. clo an inverted pleat extending upward a short distance from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt • Etymology: 1930–35 … From formal English to slang
kick pleat — noun Date: 1926 a short inverted pleat (as at the bottom of a skirt) used to give breadth … New Collegiate Dictionary
kick pleat — an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 in. (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking. [1930 35] * * * … Universalium
kick-pleat — noun an inverted pleat in a narrow skirt to allow freedom of movement … English new terms dictionary
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