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Plication

noun
1.
An angular or rounded shape made by folding.  Synonyms: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold.  "A crease in his trousers" , "A plication on her blouse" , "A flexure of the colon" , "A bend of his elbow"
2.
The act of folding in parallel folds.  Synonym: pleating.






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"Plication" Quotes from Famous Books



... plicature^, plait, pleat, ply, crease; tuck, gather; flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature^, gather, wrinkle, rimple^, crinkle, crankle^, crumple, rumple, rivel^, ruck^, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce^, flounce, lapel; pucker, crow's feet; plication^. V. fold, double, plicate^, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle^, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple^, rumple, flute, frizzle, frounce^, rivel^, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple^, crumple, pucker; turn down, double down, down under; tuck, ...
— Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases: Body • Roget



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