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box pleat |
a double pleat with edges folded toward each other. |
fold1 |
a section that has been bent back over another; pleat. [1/8 definitions] |
kick pleat |
a double pleat with the edges folded toward each other, as at the bottom of a skirt. |
plait |
a fold made by overlapping and sewing together a single piece of cloth or the like; pleat. [2/5 definitions] |
pleat |
to double over (fabric) in a fold and press or sew as a pleat. [1/2 definitions] |
pleatless |
combined form of pleat. |
tuck |
a flat fold or pleat sewed in place in a garment. [1/6 definitions] |
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