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pleat

/pliːt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
pleat
IPA
/pliːt/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

noun

A similar fold in a filter, lampshade, or various other products.

noun

A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness.

noun

A plait.

verb

To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

Transitive verb

verb

To plait.

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit. Doublet of plait.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pleats (plural) pleats (present, singular) pleating (participle, present) pleated (participle, past) pleated (past)

Derived Forms

pleatless pleatlike pleaty pleatable pleater repleat unpleat

Phrases

accordion pleat box pleat cartridge pleat Fortuny pleat honeycomb pleat inverted box pleat kick pleat knife pleat

Synonyms

ruffle plait plicate

Rhymes With

street meet st eat complete beat feet sweet heat seat treat meat

Questions

How do you pronounce pleat?
The recorded pronunciation is /pliːt/.
What does pleat mean?
A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
Where does pleat come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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