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Pleating

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Noun

1. pleating, plication

the act of folding in parallel folds

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Pleating

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noun
1. 
any of various types of fold formed by doubling back fabric and pressing, stitching, or steaming into place
See also box pleat, inverted pleat, kick pleat, knife pleat, sunburst pleats
verb
2. (transitive)
to arrange (material, part of a garment, etc) in pleats

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Pleating

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noun
1. 
a flat double fold in cloth or other material, of uniform width and pressed or stitched in place
verb transitive
2. 
to lay and press (cloth) in a pleat or series of pleats

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Pleating

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n.
A fold, especially one of several parallel folds made by doubling cloth or other material on itself and then pressing or stitching it into place.
tr.v. pleat·ed, pleat·ing, pleats
To press or arrange in pleats: pleat a skirt; pleat curtains.

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