box pleat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks pleet]
- /bɒks plit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [boks pleet]
- /bɒks plit/

Definitions of box pleat words

noun box pleat a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it 3
noun box pleat a double pleat with the under edges folded toward each other 3
noun box pleat a double pleat, with the material folded under at each side. 1

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Origin of box pleat

First appearance:

before 1880

One of the 23% newest English words

First recorded in 1880-85

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Parts of speech for Box pleat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Box pleat

box pleat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 44% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

box pleat usage trend in Literature

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