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Noun plication has 2 senses

• plication(n = noun.shape) bend, crease, crimp, flexure, fold - an angular or rounded shape made by folding; "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
has particulars: plait, pleat, kink, twirl, twist, pucker, ruck
is a kind of angular shape, angularity
Derived form verb plicate₁

• plication(n = noun.act) pleating - the act of folding in parallel folds; Array
is a kind of fold, folding
Derived form verb plicate₁

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plication

Fold

N fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease, tuck, gather, flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel, pucker, crow's feet, plication, folded, fluted, pleated.

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