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    [Verb]  | "pleat" | \ ˈplēt \


    1: fold; especially : to arrange in pleats

    2: plait


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English pleiten, derivative of playte, pleit {see: |pleat:2|pleat:2};

    [Noun]  | "pleat" 


    1: a fold in cloth made by doubling material over on itself; also : something resembling such a fold


    Origin: 15th century ;

     Middle English playte, pleit, plite, pliȝt "fold, fold in cloth made by doubling over material, wrinkle, braid, strand in a braided cord, unit of measure for cloth," borrowed from Anglo-French pleit, plet, plite, playe "fold, bend, unit of cloth, knot, twist," going back to Vulgar Latin *plictum "something folded," noun derivative from neuter of Latin plictus, variant of plicātus, past participle of plicāre "to fold, bend" {mat|ply:3|};

      * Note : The form plictus is apparently attested as a variant of plicātus in manuscripts of Seneca's letters (see: Oxford Latin Dictionary and note at {explicit|explicit}). — The Middle English word shows many spellings and has given rise to markedly diverse outcomes in Modern English. The modern form pleat /plit/ would appear to be a regular development of the French diphthongal spelling pleit (compare Anglo-French pais, peis "peace," fait "feat," etc.). The spelling {plait:1|plait:1}, if pronounced /pleɪt/, either retains the diphthong (until merger with /ɛ:/ from Middle English long ) or represents some other alteration. If pronounced /plæt/, the word is in effect a spelling variant of {plat:2|plat:2}, a noun derivative of {plat:1|plat:1}. In addition, there is plet, going back to later Middle English plet, plette, which the Oxford English Dictionary, third edition, characterizes as now "chiefly Scottish and Irish English"; it may result from shortening of the form with /ɛ:/ that gave rise to pleat.;

    [Noun]  | "box pleat" 


    1: a pleat made by forming two folded edges one facing right and the other left


    Origin: 1857 ;

    [Noun]  | "kick pleat" 


    1: a short inverted pleat (such as at the bottom of a skirt) used to give breadth


    Origin: 1926 ;

    [Noun]  | "pleats" 


    1: as in seams, layers;


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    [Verb]  | "pleats" 


    1: to form into a braid;


      * e.g., " ... pleat ribbons "



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    [Verb]  | "pleat" 


    1: to form into a braid;


      * e.g., " ... pleat ribbons "



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     [ "Pleat or Be pleat" ]

    1: flirting or being flirted with.

      * e.g.,  ... Sm: Pleat or be pleat? Heart: I prefer being pleated. I don't like flirting you never know what the other thinks. If I got pleated, I just need to defend and wait. 

     [ "pleat" ]

    1: the part of your body in between your ball and your ass hole

      * e.g.,  ... "Brandon Braxton lets people kiss his pleat for money" 

     [ "pleated" ]

    1: Brookfield term for when a white person gets treated, usually a white yuppie.

      * e.g.,  ... What's a Joe! 

     [ "Pleat" ]

    1: A definitive line that is intentionally placed on a shirt as part of a linear design.

      * e.g.,  ... Nick’s shirt had a distinguished pleat that made his pecks look defined! 

     [ "pleat shark" ]

    1: an erection found within the depths of an office workers pleated pants (typically chinos) this specific erection is not an advanced chubby, this is THE REAL DEAL, a major obvious erection

      * e.g.,  ... well my day was immeadiatly ruined by my boss's pleat shark he got after the new inturn bent over to fix her shoe. 

     [ "Plop Pleat" ]

    1: a crease in a shirt formed after defacting by holding up the bottom of one's shirt against their chest with their chin to keep it off of the seat. Often a clear indication of a number 2 being performed as opposed to a number one.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: Man, Gordon's been in the bathroom for a while now, there's no way he's taking a piss 

     [ "Mongolian Heat Pleat" ]

    1: First documented in the late Ming Dynasty, a common practice amongst the Mongol men during the Mongol/Khanate invasions of China; usually involving 3 or more men braiding each others foreskins together to avoid cryopathy of the glans. Colloquially known as Cock Cording and Knob Knitting. This is now referred to in the modern age as Docking.

      * e.g.,  ... “Christ lads, it’s so friggen’ cold out here, we should probs join in on a Mongolian Heat Pleat to save our skins!” “Hey Steve, Kev and I were talking about trying out that Mongolian Heat Pleat thing we learnt in history yesterday? You want in?” 

     [ "pleat meat" ]

    1: Pleat meat is the asshole.

      * e.g.,  ... She bent over so far i could see her pleat meat. 

     [ "Pleat" ]

    1: Plant-based Meat. Such as that found in Impossible brand or Beyond brand meat substitute products. Could also be applied to tofu, bean mixes meant to mimic actual meat

      * e.g.,  ... Today's special is a burger with grilled and seasoned pleat, tomato, lettuce and special sauce. 

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