plication
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1. the act of folding in parallel folds (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | fold, folding, |
| definition | : | the act of folding (noun.act) |
2. an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
| hyponym | : | plait, pleat, |
| definition | : | any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | kink, twirl, twist, |
| definition | : | a sharp bend in a line produced when a line having a loop is pulled tight (noun.shape) |
| hyponym | : | pucker, ruck, |
| definition | : | an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth) (noun.shape) |
3. the act of folding in parallel folds (noun.act)
| derivation | : | pleat, plicate, |
| definition | : | fold into pleats, (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pleat, ruffle, |
| definition | : | pleat or gather into a ruffle (verb.contact) |
4. an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | pleat, plicate, |
| definition | : | fold into pleats, (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fold, fold up, turn up, |
| definition | : | bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
| definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | crimp, pinch, |
| definition | : | make ridges into by pinching together (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bend, flex, |
| definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
5. the act of folding in parallel folds (noun.act)
| derivation | : | pleat, plicate, |
| definition | : | fold into pleats, (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | pleat, ruffle, |
| definition | : | pleat or gather into a ruffle (verb.contact) |
6. an angular or rounded shape made by folding (noun.shape)
| derivation | : | pleat, plicate, |
| definition | : | fold into pleats, (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | fold, fold up, turn up, |
| definition | : | bend or lay so that one part covers the other (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bend, deform, flex, turn, twist, |
| definition | : | cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | crimp, pinch, |
| definition | : | make ridges into by pinching together (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | bend, flex, |
| definition | : | form a curve (verb.motion) |
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