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a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt.
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kilt pleat
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kilt pleat — a large vertical pleat overlapping one adjoining pleat and being overlapped by the other, as on a kilt … Useful english dictionary
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