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NOUN (2)

1. an angular or rounded shape made by folding;
- Example: "a fold in the napkin"
- Example: "a crease in his trousers"
- Example: "a plication on her blouse"
- Example: "a flexure of the colon"
- Example: "a bend of his elbow"
[syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend]

2. the act of folding in parallel folds;
[syn: plication, pleating]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Plication \Pli*ca"tion\, n.
   A folding or fold; a plait. --Richardson.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

plication
    n 1: 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"
         [syn: fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp,
         bend]
    2: the act of folding in parallel folds [syn: plication,
       pleating]