n.
A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon 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.
[Middle English plet, variant of plait, pleat, fold; see plait.]
pleat'er n.
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