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box pleat

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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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How to use box pleat in a sentence

  • If the pleats are to be one-half inch deep, the box pleat will be one inch across.

    Make Your Own Hats|Gene Allen Martin

  • Be very accurate, being careful to keep the box pleat the exact width desired.

    Make Your Own Hats|Gene Allen Martin

  • The pleating may be caught together at top and bottom of box pleat, and it is then known as rose pleating.

    Make Your Own Hats|Gene Allen Martin

  • The skirt for the large girls is plain with a wide box pleat at the back.

    The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas|Janet Aldridge

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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