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pleat vs crease

crease vs pleat

pleat and crease both are nouns.

pleat and crease both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
pleat Yes No Yes No
crease Yes No Yes No
As nouns, crease is a hypernym of pleat; that is, crease is a word with a broader meaning than pleat:
  • pleat: any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
  • crease: an angular or rounded shape made by folding
Other hypernyms of pleat include bend, crimp, flexure, fold, plication.
pleat (noun) crease (noun)
any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape a Malayan dagger with a wavy blade
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
pleat (verb) crease (verb)
pleat or gather into a ruffle become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
fold into pleats make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
make wrinkled or creased
scrape gently
Difference between pleat and crease

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