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SHIRRING
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | double thickness |
| Synonyms: | bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, dog's ear, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication, plicature, ply, pucker, ridge, rimple, rivel, ruche, ruck, ruffle, rumple, shirring, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle |
| Main Entry: | plication |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fold |
| Synonyms: | bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, dog's ear, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove*, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plicature, ply, pucker, ridge, rimple, rivel, ruche, ruck, ruffle, rumple, shirring, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | rimple |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fold |
| Synonyms: | bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, dog's ear, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove*, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication, plicature, ply, pucker, ridge, rivel, ruche, ruck, ruffle, rumple, shirring, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ruck |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fold |
| Synonyms: | bend, circumvolution, cockle, convolution, corrugation, crease, crimp, crinkle, crumple, dog's ear, double, flection, flexure, furrow, gather, gathering, groove*, knife-edge, lap, lapel, layer, loop, overlap, plait, pleat, plica, plication, plicature, ply, pucker, ridge, rimple, rivel, ruche, ruffle, rumple, shirring, smocking, tuck, turn, wrinkle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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| Main Entry: | fold |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
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Adjectives: |
accordion, biplicate, contorpuplicate, corrugated, crimped, folded, invaginated, pleached, plicate, retrorse
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| Concept: | Fold. |
| Category: | 3. Superficial form |
| Synonyms: |
-nouns
fold, plicature, plait, ply, crease; tuck, gather; flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel; pucker, crow's feet; plication; accordion pleat.
-verbs
fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, frizzle, frounce, rivel, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple, crumple, pucker; turn down, double down, down under; tuck, ruck, hem, gather.
-adjectives
folded, fluted, pleated.
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