pleated

[pleet]

Origin

noun

a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.

verb (used with object)

to fold or arrange in pleats.

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Pleated is always a great word to know.

So is quincunx. Does it mean:

an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.

a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

Origin:
1325–75; Middle English; variant of plait

Related forms

pleat·er, noun

pleat·less, adjective

un·pleat·ed, adjective

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Word Origin & History

pleat

1570, used as the verb version of plait (q.v.). Later (1581) as a noun.

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