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one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine.[1880-85]
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accordion pleat — noun A series of permanent folds of equal width in alternating opposite directions made in fabric, paper, or other material. Paper fans generally use an accordion pleat … Wiktionary
accordion pleat — one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
pleat — Synonyms and related words: accordion pleat, aqueduct, box pleat, canal, canalization, canalize, carve, chamfer, channel, chisel, corrugate, crack, crease, crimp, crisp, cut, dado, dike, ditch, dog ear, double, double over, enfold, engrave,… … Moby Thesaurus
pleat — n 1. plait, box pleat or plait, accordion pleat, kilt pleat; fold, crease, plication, plicature, ruck, Chiefly Scot. wimple, Zool., Anat. plica; plaiting, kilting, goffer, fluting; gather, shirring, tuck, dart, pucker, corrugation, flute, crimp.… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
accordion — I. noun Etymology: German Akkordion, from Akkord chord, from French accord, from Old French acord Date: 1831 a portable keyboard wind instrument in which the wind is forced past free reeds by means of a hand operated bellows • accordionist noun… … New Collegiate Dictionary
accordion — n. a portable musical instrument with reeds blown by bellows and played by means of keys and buttons. Phrases and idioms: accordion pleat, wall , etc. one folding like the bellows of an accordion. Derivatives: accordionist n. Etymology: G… … 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
Accordion — Infobox Instrument name=Accordion names=Accordeon (Danish, for free bass models), Akkordeon (German), Accordéon (French), Bajan (Russian), Fisarmonica (Italian), Harmonijka (Polish), Harmonika (Danish (for standard bass modelsDyremose, Jeanette… … 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
fold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. bend (see fold); embrace; pleat; flock, congregation. See religion, assemblage. II A bending double Nouns fold, plication, crease, double, bend, lapping, plait; wrinkle, corrugation; flap, lapel,… … English dictionary for students
