knife pleat

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyf pleet]
- /naɪf plit/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [nahyf pleet]
- /naɪf plit/

Definitions of knife pleat words

noun knife pleat a sharply creased narrow pleat, usually one of a series folded in the same direction. 1
noun knife pleat a single pleat turned in one direction 0
noun knife pleat one of a series of pleats that are sharply folded 0
noun knife pleat (sewing) A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick. 0

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Origin of knife pleat

First appearance:

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95

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Parts of speech for Knife pleat

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Knife pleat

knife pleat popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% 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.

knife pleat usage trend in Literature

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