unpleat
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
unpleat (third-person singular simple present unpleats, present participle unpleating, simple past and past participle unpleated)
- (transitive) To remove the plaits of; to smooth.
- 1988, Miriam Arad, Randomalia:
- twist a lock of hair , or take a corner of your sleeve and pleat , unpleat , pleat , unpleat
References edit
“unpleat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.