plissé

noun

A narrow pleat made by gathering fabric with stitches, wetting the fabric, and setting by allowing it to dry under weight or tension.

OriginFrench plissé →
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Meanings

nounplissé (plural plissés)

plural plissés

  1. A narrow pleat made by gathering fabric with stitches, wetting the fabric, and setting by allowing it to dry under weight or tension.

Origin

  1. Frenchplissé
  2. Frenchplissé
  3. Englishplissé

Borrowed from French plissé.

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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plissé,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pliss%C3%A9.

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