| 单词 | pleat |
| 释义 | pleat (once / 7548 pages) nv A pleat is a creased fold in fabric. Your long wool coat might have a single pleat in back, down toward the hem. Some pleats are creased sharply, or even stitched firmly in place, while others are looser. The pleats in a little girl's frilly dress or in a skirt that has pleats all the way around might be called "accordion pleats," while a kilt usually has one "box pleat" in the back, with simple "knife pleats" on either side. Pleat is also a verb, meaning "to make or sew a pleat." WORD FAMILYpleat: pleated, pleating, pleats+/pleating: pleatings USAGE EXAMPLESTwo eyebrows rose beneath her neatly pleated headscarf as if to signal amusement at the flighty sophistication of Beiruti ladies. The Guardian(Dec 07, 2016) The designs evoked the “Cafe Society” evening dresses once worn at the storied hotel - with glimmering embroideries, sunray pleats and marabou and ostrich feathers. Washington Times(Dec 06, 2016) Fifteen years ago she opened her store selling Cuban goods like domino tables and pleated guayabera shirts. Seattle Times(Nov 30, 2016) 1n any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape Syn|Hypo|Hyper plait box pleat a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it inverted pleata box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward kick pleatpleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking knife pleata single pleat turned in one direction tucka narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place darta tapered tuck made in dressmaking sunburst pleat, sunray pleatknife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, plication an angular or rounded shape made by folding 2v pleat or gather into a ruffle Syn|Hyper ruffle fold, fold up, turn up bend or lay so that one part covers the other 3v fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" Syn|Hyper plicate fold, fold up, turn up bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
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