KNIFE PLEAT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A single pleat turned in one direction

Classified under:

Hypernyms ("knife pleat" is a kind of...):

plait; pleat (any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "knife pleat"):

sunburst pleat; sunray pleat (knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect)