pieghettare — meaning in English

English meaning

• pleat noun A fold pressed or stitched into cloth to shape a garment or add fullness, made by doubling the fabric back on itself.
• tuck verb To push, fold, or fit the loose edge of something neatly into place.

Senses

pieghettare is used for these senses in English:

• pleat (transitive) To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment.
• tuck To sew folds; to make a tuck or tucks in.

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.

tuck — full definition

1. verb To push, fold, or fit the loose edge of something neatly into place.
2. noun A fold stitched into fabric to take in its size or add shape.
3. noun (British, informal, dated) Snack food, especially sweets bought by schoolchildren.

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