Plait vs. Pleat

Plaitnoun

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat.

Plaitnoun

A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Plaitverb

(transitive) To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat

Plaitverb

(transitive) To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid

Plaitnoun

A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait.

Plaitnoun

A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.

Plaitverb

To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait a ruffle.

Plaitverb

To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat; as, to plait hair; to plait rope.

Plaitnoun

a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

Plaitnoun

any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape

Plaitverb

make by braiding or interlacing;

Plaitverb

weave into plaits;

Plaitnoun

a single length of hair, straw, rope, or other material made up of three or more interlaced strands

Plaitnoun

archaic term for pleat

Plaitverb

form (hair, straw, rope, or other material) into a plait or plaits

Plaitverb

make (something) by forming material into a plait or plaits

Pleatnoun

(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.

Pleatnoun

(botany) A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness.

Pleatnoun

A plait.

Pleatverb

(transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

Pleatverb

To plait.

Pleatnoun

See Plait.

Pleatnoun

any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape

Pleatverb

pleat or gather into a ruffle;

Pleatverb

fold into pleats,

Pleat

A pleat (older plait) is a type of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and securing it in place. It is commonly used in clothing and upholstery to gather a wide piece of fabric to a narrower circumference.Pleats are categorized as pressed, that is, ironed or otherwise heat-set into a sharp crease, or unpressed, falling in soft rounded folds.