Tools: Learn New Words | Secure Password Generator | Startup Tools | PDF Generator

Pleat (Verb)

Pleat or gather into a ruffle; "ruffle the curtain fabric".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Ruffle the edges of the tablecloth to create a romantic ambiance for the dinner party.
She carefully pleated the delicate silk fabric to create a charming ruffle along the hem of the evening gown.
The designer's technique for ruffling the dress fabric involved precise folding and tucking to achieve the desired texture.
To add a vintage touch to the curtains, Emily decided to ruffle the top edge of the fabric with a gathered heading.
In order to ruffle the fabric effectively, the sewer had to work slowly and meticulously to maintain an even gathering.

Fold into pleats; "Pleat the cloth".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Pleat the fabric to create the desired folds for the skirt.
The traditional Japanese kimonos require the craftsmen to carefully pleat the garment's sleeves.
Before sewing the curtain, she had to pleat the drapery material.
It takes a lot of patience and skill to pleat silk fabric into delicate accordion folds.
To save space in her luggage, she learned to pleat her clothes using a special technique.