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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.

Synonyms

  • Pleat

Hypernyms

  • Fold
  • Turn Up

Related Words

  • Plication (noun)
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