Plicate (Verb)
Meaning
Fold into pleats; "Pleat the cloth".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The seamstress carefully plicated the delicate silk fabric to create a beautiful accordion-style skirt.
- Plicate the ribbon to add texture and visual interest to the gift wrap.
- To make a traditional Japanese obi, one must learn how to plicate the stiff fabric into precise pleats.
- The designer used a technique called plicating to create a crinkled effect in her latest line of evening gowns.
- Fold and plicate the edges of the fabric inwards to create a narrow hem without visible stitching.