inverted pleat


noun
  1. a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.

Origin of inverted pleat

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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British Dictionary definitions for inverted pleat

inverted pleat

noun
  1. dressmaking a box pleat reversed so that the fullness of the material is turned inwards

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