pleat
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In addition to changing the lighting and painting the walls, Miranda-Martin prioritized the window treatments, with pinch pleat curtains from Ikea.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2026
The R groups are attached to the carbons and extend above and below the folds of the pleat.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
And if I’m ever desperate for a sharp pleat, well, there’s always the dry cleaner for that.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2021
“We can’t produce them at the incredible rate she can pleat them, but they are delicious!”
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2020
I have a charcoal-gray pencil skirt that’s hard to walk in despite the kick pleat, and a bat wing sweater, a red one with modulated gray horizontal stripes across it.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
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It was the details at Dior that spoke volumes — subtle pop-culture references, the number of pleats on a pair of giant cargo shorts, the messy styling of a necktie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2025
Every meticulous detail — from Anne’s tailored pleats to how each woman eats an apple — is beguiling.
From Salon ● May 2, 2025
One of them was very demure and mindful - think soft pastels, pussy bow blouses and pleats - as demonstrated by Chanel and Balenciaga.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2024
Her bodice was fitted with skinny straps paired with a skirt of gentle pleats that fell to a train.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 7, 2024
The uniform, like all uniforms, eroded identity, and the daily attention required—ironing pleats, pinning hats, straightening seams, shoe polishing, especially the heels—began a process by which other concerns were slowly excluded.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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Osaka arrived on Court Suzanne Lenglen with a black corset and cascading pleated skirt that swept dramatically over the red clay.
From BBC ● May 26, 2026
She’s wearing oversize sunglasses, a crisp collared shirt, an even crisper pleated navy skirt and leopard-print pumps.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
Her white umbrella, matching wide-brimmed hat and long gauzy veil was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 24, 2026
It was complemented by a sleeveless turquoise dress over pleated white trousers.
From Barron's ● Jan. 21, 2026
He’s wearing a pastel polo shirt and pleated dress pants.
From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle
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Her designs are made using traditional techniques such as pleating and draping and she sources tartan from local fabric mills honouring the "craftsmanship of traditional kiltmaking".
From BBC ● Jan. 31, 2026
The museum is clad in gray precast concrete panels, slightly angled from the wall in a way that suggests pleating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
Actress and musician Teyana Taylor scored one of the Gala’s best looks early in the night, with a dandified look that took pleating and accessories to the next level.
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
The range of white shirts and shirt dresses was reimagined with ostrich feather trim, ruffles, pleating and volumized sleeves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2020
Now I drift over to the counter displaying boring shirtwaists: rows and rows of white blouses with every imaginable variation of button or no button, lace or pleating.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
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