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pleat

1. pleat \'ple-t\ vt [ME pleten, fr. pleit, plete plait] 1: FOLD; esp : to 
   arrange in pleats  2: PLAIT  - pleat.ed aj
2. pleat n [ME plete] : a fold in cloth made by doubling material over on 
   itself; also :  something resembling such a fold