From en.wiktionary.org:
[Pleat]
** English
*** Etymology
From [en], from a variant of [en][enm], from [en]. [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
[en-noun]
1. [en] A fold in the fabric of a garment , usually a skirt , as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
2. A similar fold in a filter , lampshade , or various other products.
3. [en] A fold in an organ , usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto , lending it stiffness.
4. A plait .
**** Derived terms
[en]
**** Translations
[fold in a fabric of a garment]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Catalan: [ca] , [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu] , [hu] , [hu]
- Icelandic: [is]
- Irish: [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it] , [it]
- Japanese: [ja]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi] , [mi] , [mi]
- Norman: [nrf]
- Norwegian:
- Polish: [pl]
- Portuguese: [pt] , [pt]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[botany: fold in an organ]
- Finnish: [fi]
[trans-bottom]
[plait]
*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment .
2. To plait .
**** Derived terms
{{col|en |accordion pleat |box pleat |inverted box pleat |knife pleat |pencil
pleat |sunburst pleat }}
**** Translations
[To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment]
- Bulgarian: [bg]
- Czech: [cs] , [cs] , [cs]
- Finnish: [fi] , [fi] , [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de]
- Hungarian: [hu] , [hu] , [hu]
- Irish: [ga] , [ga]
- Italian: [it] , [it]
- Maori: [mi]
- Ottoman Turkish: [ota] , [ota]
- Romanian: [ro]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] [wider folds] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv] , [sv]
[trans-bottom]
[checktrans-top]
- Persian: [fa]
[trans-bottom]
*** Anagrams
- [en]
** Latin
*** Verb
[la]
1. [la]