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box pleat

noun

  1. a double pleat, with the material folded under at each side.


box pleat

noun

  1. a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of box pleat1

First recorded in 1880–85
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Example Sentences

If the pleats are to be one-half inch deep, the box pleat will be one inch across.

Be very accurate, being careful to keep the box pleat the exact width desired.

The pleating may be caught together at top and bottom of box pleat, and it is then known as rose pleating.

The skirt for the large girls is plain with a wide box pleat at the back.

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