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# pleat

«pleat» in Mova's school dictionary: **A fold made in cloth by doubling it over and pressing or…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a pleat, pleats); verb (pleat, pleats, pleated, pleating)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A fold made in cloth by doubling it over and pressing or sewing it in place. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#m1)

2) (verb) To make folds like this in cloth or paper. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

Used in clothes, school uniforms and art and DT: pleated skirts and kilts have many pleats; children fold paper into pleats to make fans and concertina books.

### examples

- My school skirt has pleats all round. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#x1)
- A kilt has neat pleats at the back. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#x2)
- We pleated paper to make a fan. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#x3)
- Iron the pleats so they stay sharp. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#x4)
- The curtains were pleated at the top. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#x5)
- Fold the paper into pleats like an accordion. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#x6)
- The hats of the men were blue; the little woman’s hat was white, and she wore a white gown that hung in pleats from her shoulders. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/#x7)

### note

Countable noun and regular verb. Adjective: pleated. Do not confuse with «plead» (to beg) or «plait» (UK: to braid hair, pronounced «plat»).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pleat» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/pleat/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.