Pleats

Synonyms for "pleats" (75 found)

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Closest matches (15)

ruffle accordion pleat aqueduct box pleat canal canalization canalize carve chamfer channel chisel corrugate crack crease

Verb(1 words)

Strong matches (23)

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gather goffer gouge

Related words (37)

groove gully gutter ha ha ha-ha incise infold interfold kennel knife pleat lap over moat plait plat plicate plow ply pucker quill rabbet

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rifle ruff rut score scratch slit streak striate sunk fence trench trough tuck turn over twill wrinkle

Noun(1 words)

Verb(1 words)

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Did you know that the proper way to wear a cummerbund is with the pleats facing upward?

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From between the pleats of her black skirt, the nun brought out scissors and deftly cut coloured paper into long, narrow strips, which we could then braid into a paper rug.

Source: tatoeba (10577287)

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