pleat Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
    plait.
  2. verb pleat or gather into a ruffle
    ruffle.
    • ruffle the curtain fabric
  3. verb fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
    plicate.

WordNet


Pleat noun & transitive verb
Definitions
  1. See Plait.

Webster 1913