knife pleat; accordion pleat
A type of pleat where all folds face the same direction, commonly used in skirts. Also called ナイフプリーツ.
See also: ナイフプリーツ
This skirt has knife pleats.
Knife pleats are folded in one direction.
Standard spelling using 車 (wheel) and hiragana ひだ (pleat).
Full kanji spelling using 襞 (pleat), which is uncommon and may not be widely recognized.
Compound of 車 (wheel) and ひだ (pleat), likely from the resemblance of the pleats to the spokes of a wheel when laid flat.