1. Partie pliée d'un objet. Le pli d'une serviette.
2. Pliure. Un faux pli.
3. Bourrelet.
4. Ride. Un pli au front.
5. Fronce. Un pli de jupe.
6. Lettre. Remettre un pli.
7. Habitude. Prendre un pli.
8. Levée. Un pli au bridge.
1. A circular segment of a curve:; SYN. crook, turn.
2. Curved segment; SYN. curve.
3. Diagonal line traversing a shield from the upper right corner to the lower left; SYN. bend dexter.
4. The act of bending something; SYN. bending, flex, flexion, flection, inflection.
ETYM Cf. LG. krus, German krause, crispness, krausen, kräusen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple, crease.
A fold or pleat.
In geology, a bend in beds or layers of rock. If the bend is arched in the middle it is called an anticline; if it sags downward in the middle it is called a syncline. The line along which a bed of rock folds is called its axis. The axial plane is the plane joining the axes of successive beds.
1. A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle); SYN. plica.
2. A pen for sheep; SYN. sheepfold, sheep pen, sheepcote.
3. An angular shape made by folding; SYN. crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend.
4. The act of folding; SYN. folding.
Any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape; SYN. plait.
The cards played in one round of a card game often used as a scoring unit