in Falten legen — meaning in English

English meaning

• flute noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
• pleat noun A fold pressed or stitched into cloth to shape a garment or add fullness, made by doubling the fabric back on itself.

Senses

in Falten legen is used for these senses in English:

• flute (transitive) To form flutes or channels in (as in a column, a ruffle, etc.); to cut a semicylindrical vertical groove in (as in a pillar, etc.).
• pleat (transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.

flute — full definition

1. noun A woodwind instrument played by blowing air across a hole, producing sound through a long tube.
2. noun A tall, narrow glass used for drinking sparkling wine or champagne.
3. noun A long groove cut into a surface, such as a column or drill bit.
4. verb To play a flute, or produce a flute-like sound.

pleat — full definition

1. noun A fold pressed or stitched into cloth to shape a garment or add fullness, made by doubling the fabric back on itself.
2. verb To fold cloth into pleats and fix them in place by pressing or sewing.

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