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pleat

[pleet] / plit /


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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

A single pleat on the back of this shirt gives an upscale look to the athletic top.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 9, 2020

His thin hands pleat his trousers as he talks.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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