- accordion-pleating
- accordˈion-pleating or accordion pleats nounPleating with very narrow folds like the bellows of an accordion• • •Main Entry: ↑accordion
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pleating — noun the act of folding in parallel folds • Syn: ↑plication • Derivationally related forms: ↑pleat, ↑plicate (for: ↑plication) • Hypernyms: ↑fold, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
accordion pleats — accordˈion pleating or accordion pleats noun Pleating with very narrow folds like the bellows of an accordion • • • Main Entry: ↑accordion … Useful english dictionary
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accordion pleat — one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine. [1880 85] … Useful english dictionary
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