pleat

As a noun pleat

is (sewing) a fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric there are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

As a verb pleat

is to form one or more in a piece of fabric or a garment.

As an adjective pleatless is

without pleats.

As a noun pleat

is (sewing) a fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric there are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

As a verb pleat

is to form one or more in a piece of fabric or a garment.

As an adjective pleatlike is

resembling or characteristic of a pleat.

As verbs the difference between pleat and plicate

is that pleat is to form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment while plicate is to fold or pleat usually used in passive.

As a noun pleat

is a fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.

As an adjective plicate is

folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

As nouns the difference between pleat and plication

is that pleat is (sewing) a fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric there are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance while plication is .

As a verb pleat

is to form one or more in a piece of fabric or a garment.