单词 | repleat |
释义 | repleatv. transitive. To pleat again or once more. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > fold [verb (transitive)] > arrange in folds or pleat > again repleat1922 1922 J. Conquest Hawk of Egypt xxix. 197 She stared down at her hands, which pleated and flattened and re-pleated the satin of her skirt. 1978 C. Dimmitt & J. A. B. van Buitenen Classical Hindu Mythol. 122 He repleated her beautiful braid and put back on the vermilion dot. 2005 Arkansas Democrat-Gaz. (Nexis) 19 Oct. She would sit in her rocker with me at her feet and pleat and repleat her apron into a perfect fan. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1922 |
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