The lines of her figure, so little hidden, are so charmingly outlined by the white pleats of the shift and the support of the stays, that she is irresistible--like everything that must be parted from.
Sew sleeve seams and insert into armhole having two small inverted pleats at top of sleeve.
Sew shoulder seams and insert sleeves into armholes making 2 small pleatson top of sleeve.
Trains extended themselves when the waists of the bodices grew shorter, and the dresses were gathered in front, pleats falling from the bust or just below the short waist.
See that all pleats or tucks are exactly the same width and at the exact distance from the top or bottom of the gore, also that all seams are of the right length.
Its mucous membrane is thrown into a number of longitudinal pleats to allow stretching.
The mucous membrane of the stomach is thrown into pleats or rugae when the organ is not fully distended, while between these it has a mammillated appearance.
In the duodenum and jejunum the mucous membrane is thrown into a series of transverse pleats called valvulae conniventes (see fig.
Mr. Eldred pinched the plump cheek which showed no trace of past anguish, and Hannah seated herself upon his knee, being watchful of the pleats of her skirt as she did so!
The apron spread out towards the bottom, owing rather, it appears, to inserted 'gores' below than to pleats above.
Or the pleats may be called gores here, from their triangular shape.
During the winter she had worn a belt of the dress material at a low waistline, so that the belt covered the line at which the pleats were stitched to the dress.
The hair has two pleats at each side into which tassel-like ornaments of silver are hung.
The trick is quite simple with a "pony" glass, but as the base of the glass is small the pleats of the paper must also be small; otherwise you will have difficulty in balancing the glass on the paper.
When everyone has "given it up" fold the paper in pleats lengthwise, open out the pleats a little, and rest the paper on the tops of two of the glasses.
You have to make sure that the paper is sufficiently thick, that the pleats are folded properly (they must not be too wide) and that the glass is not too heavy.
This frock when it's made with most exquisite taste, And fits like a glove on the shoulder; With yoke and full pleats and a band at the waist, Will gladden the passing beholder!
Over the doublet was worn a long or a short gown, according to fancy and circumstances, the former hanging loose, the latter full of pleats before and behind, plain at the sides and girdled tightly about the waist.
It was absolutely flat on the top, with a series of radiating pleats upon the surface of it.
A warm cloth hood was worn folded back from the face over the head in thick pleats behind, the edges being embroidered (Fig.
He carried the lamp there and set it down, his heart beating hard under the pleats of his shirt.
She wore a silken wrap folded in pleats about each leg in a way that enhanced the full curve of her hips.
Before he could move, she turned again and swept up the pleats of silk that comprised the front of her sari.
A; c1] gather pleats or ruffles and sew them into a piece of cloth.
May kunut ang karsúnis, The trousers had pleatsin them.
The skirts were made for the very round hoop setting, and were gathered in flat pleats on either hip.
The coat remained long to the knees, but took a greater fullness in the side pleats of the skirt.
Patches and make-up were used by the dandies, and the sword was now carried through the sidepleats on a waist-belt sometimes worn outside the waistcoat.
The hip-pleats had gone round more to the back into a closely pressed fold, about three inches from the back-opening.
The picture at the top of page 18 shows pleats being put into a band.
You will see that little pleats are made instead of gathers to bring the petticoat to the size of the band; the pleats set better in the flannel than gathers.
On the little girl in the picture these pleats are each ¼-inch wide, but you must test carefully and get them the size just to fit the band.
The little girl in the picture is eight years old, and she measures 28 inches from where the pleats are put into the band, to the bottom of her pinafore.
When I was through counting the pleats I did make in my apron, I did ask her what she was looking those long looks at me for.
As the baby grows and the flannel shrinks, these tucks and pleats can be let out.
These tucks and pleatsare better run in be hand, so that they may be easily ripped.
Then make two little pleats on each side of the head near the temples, making it fit the arch of the head nicely, and you will find that it is very comfortable, and takes up little room in your bag.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "pleats" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
