The story
- Old French · derived frompleit
- English todaypleat
From Middle English, from a variant of plait, from Old French pleit. Doublet of plait.
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchpleit all →
plight
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
pleat
Today it means: 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. Full definition →
Old French pleit