Synonyms for "pleat" (75 found)

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Closest matches (15)

ruffleaccordion pleataqueductbox pleatcanalcanalizationcanalizecarvechamferchannelchiselcorrugatecrackcrease

Verb(1 words)

ruffle

Strong matches (23)

crimpcrispcutdadodikeditchdog-eardoubledouble overenfoldengraveentrenchmentflounceflutefoldfold overfossefrillfurrowgash

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gathergoffergouge

Related words (37)

groovegullygutterha haha-hainciseinfoldinterfoldkennelknife pleatlap overmoatplaitplatplicateplowplypuckerquillrabbet

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rifleruffrutscorescratchslitstreakstriatesunk fencetrenchtroughtuckturn overtwillwrinkle

Noun(1 words)

plait

Verb(1 words)

plicate

Related word relations

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8 relation types

More general

9 entries

bendcreasecrimpflexurefoldfold upplicationturn up

Synonyms

1 entries

ruffle

derived

23 entries

Fortuny pleatWatteau pleataccordion pleatbox pleatcartridge pleathoneycomb pleatinverted box pleatkick pleatknife pleatorgan pleatpencil pleatpleatablepleaterpleatlesspleatlike

Showing 16 of 23 words.

etymologically related_to

1 entries

plait

has context

2 entries

botanysewing

is a

2 entries

foldtangible thing

manner of

1 entries

fold

related to

8 entries

fabricfoldformgarmentorganpalmettoplaitskirt

Translations

69 translations across 24 languages.

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Bulgarian

2 entries

• плисе noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• плисирам verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Catalan

2 entries

• arruga noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• doblec noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Chinese Mandarin

1 entries

• 褶子 noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Czech

4 entries

• sámek noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• záhyb noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• plisovat verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)
• skládat verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Dutch

1 entries

• plooi noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Finnish

4 entries

• taite noun (botany: fold in an organ)
• vekki noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• pliseerata verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)
• vekata verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

French

2 entries

• pli noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• plisser verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

German

4 entries

• Falte noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• fälteln verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)
• in Falten legen verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)
• plissieren verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Hungarian

4 entries

• berakás noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• pliszé noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• redő noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• ránc noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Icelandic

1 entries

• felling noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Irish

3 entries

• pléata noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• pléata a chur i verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)
• pléatáil verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Italian

4 entries

• piega noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• pieghettatura noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• plissettatura noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• pieghettare verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Japanese

1 entries

• 襞 noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Māori

4 entries

• apa noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• peretihi noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• pukohu noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• pūkorukoru noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Norman

1 entries

• plié noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Norwegian Bokmål

3 entries

• fold noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• legg noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• plissé noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Ottoman Turkish

2 entries

• بوكمك verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)
• قیرمق verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Polish

1 entries

• plisa noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Portuguese

2 entries

• plissado noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• prega noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Romanian

2 entries

• pliu noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• plisa verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Russian

3 entries

• скла́дка noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• де́лать скла́дки verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)
• плисси́ровать verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Serbo-Croatian

1 entries

• plise noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)

Spanish

4 entries

• alforza noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• lorza noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• plisado noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• alechugar verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Swedish

4 entries

• plissé noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• veck noun (fold in a fabric of a garment)
• plissera verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)
• vecka verb (To form pleats in a piece of fabric or garment)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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pleat my hair

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