PLICATING

Verb

plicating

present participle of plicate

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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IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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