pleat
noun
a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
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There were whole villages made of Coke cases, and the ingenious Vietnamese had pleated together roofs for their huts out of the dissected Coke cans.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 14, 2019