plication
1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding - a fold in the napkin - a crease in his trousers - a plication on her blouse - a flexure of the colon - a bend of his elbow • Syn: fold, crease, flexure, crimp, bend • Derivationally related forms: bend (for: bend), crimp (for: crimp), flex (for: flexure), plicate, fold (for: fold) • Hypernyms: angular shape, angularity • Hyponyms: pleat, plait, kink, twist, twirl, pucker, ruck 2. the act of folding in parallel folds • Syn: pleating • Derivationally related forms: pleat (for: pleating), plicate • Hypernyms: fold, folding
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