crystal pleat

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noun

any of a line of narrow, corrugated pleats pressed into a fabric, especially one that is lightweight.

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Origin of crystal pleat

First recorded in 1975–80

OTHER WORDS FROM crystal pleat

crystal pleated, adjective

Words nearby crystal pleat

crystal microphone, crystal nucleus, crystal oscillator, Crystal Palace, crystal pickup, crystal pleat, crystal set, crystal system, crystal violet, cry uncle, cry up

How to use crystal pleat in a sentence

Some of the video was crystal clear, but in other footage the figures were just fuzzy shadows in black and white.
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Sailor Moon Crystal is expected to wrap up its initial storylines by the end of the year.
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Sailor Moon Crystal is a more ambitious retelling of multiple Sailor Moon story arcs.
‘Sailor Moon’ Is an Oasis for Superheroes Who Can Save the Universe in Heels|Rich Goldstein|November 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Crystal is a onetime member of the Avengers, and in various storylines is also married to Quicksilver.
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Hers is a particular brand of essay: writing at its most crystal clear, subject matter at its most slippery and interesting.
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The long axis of the hip-roof crystal is often so shortened that it resembles the envelop crystal of calcium oxalate.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The soul of music which is embodied in them is imprisoned within wood and crystal, and is no more heard of men.
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Jessie had bought a galena crystal mounted, as that was more satisfactory, the book said.
The Campfire Girls of Roselawn|Margaret Penrose
You look at a clear perfect rich colour, as it were, through the purest crystal.
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There were silver and gold, as she had said there would be, and crystal which glittered like the gems which the women wore.
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