lorza — meaning in English
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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.
Senses
lorza is used for these senses in English:
- love handle (colloquial, euphemistic, mostly, in the plural) A protruding area of fat on the side of the body, above the hips.
- pleat (sewing) A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance.
- spare tyre (idiomatic) A large paunch and rolls of fat around the waist.
pleat — full definition
- noun A fold pressed or stitched into cloth to shape a garment or add fullness, made by doubling the fabric back on itself.
- verb To fold cloth into pleats and fix them in place by pressing or sewing.