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Kilting :: Kilting (n.) A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one..

Plait :: Plait (n.) A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait..

Wimple :: Wimple (v. i.) To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to ripple; to undulate..

Sennit :: Sennit (n.) A braided cord or fabric formed by plaiting together rope yarns or other small stuff.

Ruff :: Ruff (n.) A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children..

Deplication :: Deplication (n.) An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting..

Symplectic :: Symplectic (a.) Plaiting or joining together; -- said of a bone next above the quadrate in the mandibular suspensorium of many fishes, which unites together the other bones of the suspensorium..

Plait :: Plait (n.) A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat..

Fold :: Fold (v. i.) To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold..

Frounce :: Frounce (v. i.) To gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress; to form wrinkles in or upon; to curl or frizzle, as the hair..

Kilted :: Kilted (a.) Plaited after the manner of kilting.

Gasket :: Gasket (n.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail securely. Sea gaskets are common lines; harbor gaskets are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also casket.

Gather :: Gather (n.) A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through it; a pucker..

Puttyroot :: Puttyroot (n.) An American orchidaceous plant (Aplectrum hyemale) which flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen plaited leaf. Called also Adam-and-Eve..

Wimple :: Wimple (v. t.) To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a veil..

Gauffer :: Gauffer (v. t.) To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See Goffer..

Pleat :: Pleat (n. & v. t.) See Plait.

Unpleat :: Unpleat (v. t.) To remove the plaits of; to smooth.

Windlestraw :: Windlestraw (n.) A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. Agrostis Spica-ventis..

Quilling :: Quilling (n.) One of the rounded plaits or flutings of such a band.

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