pleat
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
- verbTo form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
- nounA similar fold in a filter, lampshade, or various other products.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
- How common
- Less common
- #2,575 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 94% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 2 · Different letters: 5 · Repeated letters: None