Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fortuny pleat

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.41 in modern English

Syllables: for-tun-y -pleat
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of crisp pleat set in silk fabrics.

Etymology

Used by designer Mariano Fortuny in the early 20th century.

Inflected Forms

Fortuny pleats (plural)

Questions

What does fortuny pleat mean?: A kind of crisp pleat set in silk fabrics.
Where does fortuny pleat come from?: Used by designer Mariano Fortuny in the early 20th century.

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