kick pleat

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kik pleet]
- /kɪk plit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kik pleet]
- /kɪk plit/

Definitions of kick pleat words

noun kick pleat an inverted pleat extending upward 6 to 10 inches (15 to 25 cm) from the hemline at the back of a narrow skirt, to allow freedom in walking. 1
noun kick pleat a back pleat at the hem of a straight skirt to allow the wearer greater ease in walking 0
noun kick pleat a double pleat with the outer edges folded toward each other, to allow expansion in a skirt, as at the bottom of a woman's skirt 0
noun kick pleat A kind of pleat that is set near the hem of a straight skirt to allow the wearer to walk comfortably while preserving the narrow style line. 0

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Origin of kick pleat

First appearance:

before 1930

One of the 10% newest English words

First recorded in 1930-35

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Parts of speech for Kick pleat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Kick pleat

kick pleat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

kick pleat usage trend in Literature

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