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How to pronounce pleat

“pleat” pronunciation in American English

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“pleat” in real sentences

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  1. So, I pleat it again, then pleat the other side to match and double check that

    Morgan Donner

  2. - [Lucy] That's a good pleat.

    Vanity Fair

  3. but at the front it develops a sort of pleat

    The Royal Institution

  4. how that works out now my h6 block is pleat

    Poole’s Piecing

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