Pleat - Definition
pleat
n 1: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back
upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape [syn:
pleat, plait]
v 1: pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric"
[syn: ruffle, pleat]
2: fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth" [syn: pleat, plicate]