PLICATELY

Etymology

Adverb

plicately (not comparable)

In a plicate fashion.

Source: Wiktionary


PLICATE

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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