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knife pleat

knife pleat noun: a type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.

knife pleat: a type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are...
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Noun

knife pleat (plural knife pleats)

  1. A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.

knife pleat meaning in Persian

knife pleat in Persian

a type of sharply pressed pleating
چینچین čin-čin, چین و شکن čin-o-šekan

Forms of knife pleat

pluralknife pleats

Questions about knife pleat

What does knife pleat mean?
Knife pleat means a type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.
What is knife pleat in Persian?
Knife pleat in Persian is چینچین (čin-čin), چین و شکن (čin-o-šekan). See Knife pleat meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is knife pleat?
Knife pleat is a noun.
What is the plural of knife pleat?
The plural of knife pleat is knife pleats.

Words near knife pleat in the dictionary

  1. knife game
  2. knife grinder
  3. knife handle
  4. knife handles
  5. knife money
  6. knife pleat
  7. knife pleats
  8. knife rest
  9. knife rests
  10. knife roll
  11. knife rolls

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