Fortuny pleat

noun

A kind of crisp pleat set in silk fabrics.

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Meanings

nounFortuny pleat (plural Fortuny pleats)

plural Fortuny pleats

  1. A kind of crisp pleat set in silk fabrics.

Origin

Used by designer Mariano Fortuny in the early 20th century.

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Fortuny pleat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fortuny%20pleat

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“Fortuny pleat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fortuny%20pleat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fortuny pleat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fortuny%20pleat.

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