plisser

Definitions of plisser
  1. verb
    draw together into folds or puckers
    synonyms: froncer
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    type of:
    coudre
    fasten by sewing; do needlework
  2. verb
    gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
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    type of:
    réduire
    make smaller
  3. verb
    make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
    synonyms: froisser
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    types:
    friper, froisser
    to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
    type of:
    plier
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  4. verb
    pleat or gather into a ruffle
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    type of:
    plier
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  5. verb
    make a tuck or several folds in
    synonyms: plier
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    type of:
    plier
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  6. verb
    make ridges into by pinching together
    synonyms: pincer
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    type of:
    plier
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  7. verb
    make wrinkled or creased
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    type of:
    plier
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
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