curlicue vs pleat

curlicue

verb
  • To make or adorn (something) with curlicues, or as if with curlicues. 

noun
  • A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops. 

pleat

verb
  • To form one or more pleats in a piece of fabric or a garment. 

  • To plait. 

noun
  • A fold in the fabric of a garment, usually a skirt, as a part of the design of the garment, with the purpose of adding controlled fullness and freedom of movement, or taking up excess fabric. There are many types of pleats, differing in their construction and appearance. 

  • A fold in an organ, usually a longitudinal fold in a long leaf such as that of palmetto, lending it stiffness. 

  • A plait. 

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