🔤 Pleat ✨

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URDU

چنٹ، تہہ، سلوٹ، تہہ بٹھانا، چنٹ ڈالنا

🅰️ Roman Urdu:

chunnat, tah, salwat, tah bithana, chunnat dalna

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ENGLISH

📚noun and verb

pleat

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PRONUNCIATION

Standard: /pliːt/

Phonetic: /pleet/

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DEFINITION

double fold in cloth made by pressing or sewing one part over another

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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

The dressmaker added a sharp pleat along the side of the formal skirt. Tailors carefully press each pleat into place using a heavy steam iron. The uniform skirt was designed with crisp vertical pleats around the hemline. She decided to pleat the curtain fabric to give the windows a fuller look. Ironing around every single pleat required patience and precise handwork.

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