inverted pleat
noun
a reverse box pleat, having the flat fold turned in.
Origin of inverted pleat
1First recorded in 1910–15
Words Nearby inverted pleat
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How to use inverted pleat in a sentence
Sew sleeves and insert into armholes making a small inverted pleat at top.
Juvenile Styles, Volume 4 | Mary Hoyer
British Dictionary definitions for inverted pleat
inverted pleat
noun
dressmaking a box pleat reversed so that the fullness of the material is turned inwards
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