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plisse

plisse noun: a fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.

Noun

plisse (plural plisses)

  1. A fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.

Adjective

plisse (not comparable)

  1. Of a fabric, treated to give a permanent puckered or crinkled effect.

Forms of plisse

pluralplisses

Origin of plisse

Borrowed from French plissé.

Questions about plisse

What does plisse mean?
Plisse means a fabric treated so as to be permanently puckered or crinkled.
What part of speech is plisse?
Plisse can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of plisse?
The plural of plisse is plisses.

Words near plisse in the dictionary

  1. Pliska
  2. Pliskas
  3. pliskies
  4. plisky
  5. pliss
  6. plisse
  7. plisses
  8. plissé
  9. plissés
  10. plithotaxis
  11. plitt

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