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Pleat: part of a garment folded over to form a double thickness of material.
examples of pleats top stitched pleat accordion pleat knife pleat kick pleat inverted pleat

top stitched pleat click to hear

Pleat extending from a series of ornamental stitches on the outside of the fabric.

accordion pleat click to hear

Set of thin upright pleats of uniform width along the grain of the fabric.

knife pleat click to hear

Pleat created by a vertical fold pointing in one direction and of constant width.

kick pleat click to hear

Inverted or flat back pleat at the bottom of a straight skirt, providing greater ease of movement.

inverted pleat click to hear

Pleat formed by two folds that meet in front and touch on the outside of the fabric, thus forming a hollow in the fabric.