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pleating to the sett

pleating to the sett noun: a system of pleating a kilt in which one full sett of the tartan pattern is taken up in each pleat, resulting in a reproduction of the pattern across the back of the kilt.

Noun

pleating to the sett (uncountable)

  1. A system of pleating a kilt in which one full sett of the tartan pattern is taken up in each pleat, resulting in a reproduction of the pattern across the back of the kilt.

Questions about pleating to the sett

What does pleating to the sett mean?
Pleating to the sett means a system of pleating a kilt in which one full sett of the tartan pattern is taken up in each pleat, resulting in a reproduction of the pattern across the back of the kilt.
What part of speech is pleating to the sett?
Pleating to the sett is a noun.

Words near pleating to the sett in the dictionary

  1. pleaters
  2. pleather
  3. pleathered
  4. pleathers
  5. pleating
  6. pleating to the sett
  7. pleating to the stripe
  8. pleatings
  9. pleatless
  10. pleatlessness
  11. pleatlike

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