English Dictionary
Definition of “pleat”
pleat (pliːt
)
Definitions
verb
- (tr) to arrange (material, part of a garment, etc) in pleats
Word Origin
C16: variant of plait
Usage examples
His Day-Glo polo is blinding, and you could shave with the pleat in his chinos.
Esquire (2004)The grey cloud of smoke, like a volcanic plume, swelled up from behind a series of mountain ridges that pleat the landscape.
Globe and Mail (2003)If you're still wearing your hair in a perfect pleat or chignon, try the relaxed version.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)Handmade curtain headings are generally based on the goblet or French pleat.
Churchill, Jane (ed.), Collins Complete Books of Soft Furnishings (1993)
