Noun: plication plI'key-shun
- The act of folding in parallel folds
"The designer used plication to add texture to the skirt";
- pleating
- An angular or rounded shape made by folding
"a plication on her blouse";
- fold, crease, flexure, crimp, bend
Derived forms: plications
Type of: angular shape, angularity, fold, folding
Encyclopedia: Plication