accordion pleat
noun
one of a series of narrow, evenly spaced parallel pleats with alternating raised and recessed folds set into cloth or other material, usually by a commercial pleating machine.
Origin of accordion pleat
First recorded in 1880–85
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British Dictionary definitions for accordion pleats
accordion pleats
pl n
tiny knife pleats