pleat

Example Sentences

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Miss Adams sported a pleated skirt and a tucked white blouse with a loose tie around her neck.

From Literature

Now I drift over to the counter displaying boring shirtwaists: rows and rows of white blouses with every imaginable variation of button or no button, lace or pleating.

From Literature

He complimented her on her blue pleated skirt and white blouse.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her designs are made using traditional techniques such as pleating and draping and she sources tartan from local fabric mills honouring the "craftsmanship of traditional kiltmaking".

From BBC

Her white umbrella, matching wide-brimmed hat and long gauzy veil was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.

From Barron's