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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 MartinBe very accurate, being careful to keep the box pleat the exact width desired.
Make Your Own Hats|Gene Allen MartinThe 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 MartinThe 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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