pleat (pliːt) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | box pleat inverted pleat kick pleat knife pleat See also sunburst pleats any of various types of fold formed by doubling back fabric and pressing, stitching, or steaming into place |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to arrange (material, part of a garment, etc) in pleats |
| [C16: variant of | |
| to flee; abscond: |
| to chew (food) slowly and thoroughly. |