Usually means: Sharp, narrow folds in fabric.
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  1. knife pleat: Merriam-Webster
  2. knife pleat: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. knife pleat: Collins English Dictionary
  4. knife pleat: Vocabulary.com
  5. knife pleat: Wiktionary
  6. knife pleat: Infoplease Dictionary
  7. knife pleat: Dictionary.com
  8. knife pleat: Rhymezone
  9. knife pleat: FreeDictionary.org
  10. knife pleat: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. knife pleat: TheFreeDictionary.com

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Definitions from Wiktionary (knife pleat)

noun:  (sewing) A type of sharply pressed pleating, especially in a skirt or kilt, in which all of the folds are turned in one direction, with each pleat being three layers of fabric thick.

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