box pleat
noun
a double pleat, with the material folded under at each side.
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Also called box plait.
Origin of box pleat
First recorded in 1880–85
Words nearby box pleat
box lunch, box magazine, box nail, box number, box office, box pleat, box plot, box room, box score, box seat, box set
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British Dictionary definitions for box pleat
box pleat
noun
a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
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