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pleat

[pleet] / plit /


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Everybody is likely to agree that the eye-searing abundance of ill-fitting pants is pushing verisimilitude a pleat too far.

From New York Times • Jan. 19, 2023

And if I’m ever desperate for a sharp pleat, well, there’s always the dry cleaner for that.

From Slate • Mar. 11, 2021

“We can’t produce them at the incredible rate she can pleat them, but they are delicious!”

From Washington Times • Jul. 27, 2020

A single pleat on the back of this shirt gives an upscale look to the athletic top.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 9, 2020

I make a pleat in the front of the skirt and roll the waistband over to hold it.

From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper




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