plicate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb fold into pleats, "Pleat the cloth"
    pleat.

WordNet

Pli"cate, Pli"ca*ted adjective (Also<
  • Plicate
  • Plicated
)
Etymology
L. plicatus, p. p. of plicare to fold.
Definitions
  1. Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf. -- Pli"cate*ly adv.

Webster 1913