plication

2 definitions found

plication - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

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

plication - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  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]