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KICK PLEAT [1 record]

Record 1 1986-03-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fashion and Styles (Clothing)
DEF

a short inverted pleat used to give breadth (as at the bottom of a skirt for ease in walking or at the bottom of a slipcover for ease in fitting the band around corners).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mode
DEF

Pli creux ou plat que l'on exécute dans le bas de la partie arrière d'une jupe étroite, pour faciliter la marche.

OBS

Forme fautive : pli de marche (anglicisme).

Spanish

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