pencil pleat

noun

A pleat with a semicylindrical appearance like a row of pencils, often used for curtains.

Meanings

nounpencil pleat (plural pencil pleats)

plural pencil pleats

  1. A pleat with a semicylindrical appearance like a row of pencils, often used for curtains.

Translations

Irish pléata pionsail, pléata caol
  • pléata pionsailpleat with a semicylindrical appearance
  • pléata caolpleat with a semicylindrical appearance
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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