#pleat__plait  any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
  supertype:  crease__fold__plication__flexure__crimp__bend  an angular shape made by folding
  subtype:  box_pleat__boxpleat  a flat double pleat made by folding under the fabric on either side of it
  subtype:  inverted_pleat  a box pleat reversed so that the fullness is turned inward
  subtype:  kick_pleat  pleat in back of a straight skirt to allow ease in walking
  subtype:  knife_pleat__knifepleat  a single pleat turned in one direction
     subtype:  sunburst_pleat__sunray_pleat  knife pleat cut on the bias to produce a flared effect
  subtype:  tuck  a narrow flattened pleat or fold that is stitched in place
     subtype:  dart  a tapered tuck made in dressmaking

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