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pleating to the stripe

pleating to the stripe noun: a system of pleating a kilt in which a particular vertical stripe of the tartan pattern is selected and the pleats are arranged so that this chosen stripe runs down the center of each pleat.

pleating to the stripe: a system of pleating a kilt in which a particular vertical stripe of the tartan pattern is selected...
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Noun

pleating to the stripe (uncountable)

  1. A system of pleating a kilt in which a particular vertical stripe of the tartan pattern is selected and the pleats are arranged so that this chosen stripe runs down the center of each pleat.
    Synonyms:
    military pleating

Synonyms of pleating to the stripe

  • military pleating

Questions about pleating to the stripe

What does pleating to the stripe mean?
Pleating to the stripe means a system of pleating a kilt in which a particular vertical stripe of the tartan pattern is selected and the pleats are arranged so that this chosen stripe runs down the center of each pleat.
What part of speech is pleating to the stripe?
Pleating to the stripe is a noun.

Words near pleating to the stripe in the dictionary

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

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