Plicature

//ˈplɪkət͡ʃə(ɹ)// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A doubling; a fold; a plication.

    "For no man can unfold / The many plicatures ſo cloſely preſt / At loweſt verge."

Synonyms

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creasecrimpdoubledoublingflectionflexure

Example

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"For no man can unfold / The many plicatures ſo cloſely preſt / At loweſt verge."

Etymology

From Latin plicatura, from plicare (“to fold”).

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