PLICATE

pleat, plicate

(verb) fold into pleats; “Pleat the cloth”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

plicate (comparative more plicate, superlative most plicate)

(biology) Folded multiple times lengthwise like a fan, usually lending stiffness to a flat structure such as a leaf; corrugated; pleated.

Synonyms

• (folded): corrugated, folded, plicated

Verb

plicate (third-person singular simple present plicates, present participle plicating, simple past and past participle plicated)

(chiefly biology) To fold or pleat (usually used in passive).

Source: Wiktionary


Pli"cate, Pli"ca*ted, a. Etym: [L. plicatus, p. p. of plicare to fold.]

Definition: Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf.

– Pli"cate*ly, adv.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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