0 a narrow fold in a piece of cloth made by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together --
1 a flat, usually narrow, fold made in a piece of cloth by pressing or sewing two parts of the cloth together --
The term is also sometimes used to refer to the pleats seen in stage curtains.
The top of each pocket is usually adorned with a matching shirt button, as are the bottoms of the "alforza" pleats.
The partug is the lower garment which is very loose and full of pleats.
The pleats are said to represent the seven virtues of bushido, considered essential to the samurai way.
On the dorsal surface of the egg, there are two hatching pleats on either side of the chorion, which acts as a plastron.
The tunic features pleats down the front and center back and four large cargo pockets on the skirt.
The long, linear laceration extended around the ventral pleats, restricting their distention.
Unlike the other pair of breeches, these were pleated at the waist and left open and baggy at the knees.
