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pleat
pliːt
noun
plisa
Also
fałda(f)
Definition
A double fold in a garment or other cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and pressing or stitching it into place.
Examples
The skirt had elegant pleats that swayed when she walked.
Spódnica miała eleganckie plisy, które falowały, gdy szła.
She carefully ironed each pleat in the curtain.
Ona starannie wyprasowała każdą fałdę w zasłonie.
Collocations
knife pleatbox pleataccordion pleat
verb
plisować
Also
fałdować
Definition
To fold (cloth or a garment) into pleats.
Examples
The tailor carefully pleated the fabric for the new dress.
Krawiec starannie plisował materiał na nową sukienkę.
She learned how to pleat a skirt perfectly.
Nauczyła się perfekcyjnie fałdować spódnicę.
Collocations
pleat fabricpleated skirtpleat a garment
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