plait vs kick pleat

plait and kick pleat both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
plait	Yes	No	Yes	No
kick pleat	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, kick pleat is a hyponym of plait; that is, kick pleat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than plait:

plait: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
kick pleat: pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking

Other hyponyms of plait include box pleat, inverted pleat, knife pleat, tuck.

plait (noun)	kick pleat (noun)
any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape	pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair

plait (verb)	kick pleat (verb)
weave into plaits
make by braiding or interlacing