Skirt fold Crossword Clue

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Skirt fold Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. any of various types of fold formed by doubling fabric back upon itself and then pressing or stitching into shape
(verb)
1. pleat or gather into a ruffle
2. fold into pleats

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SKIRT (verb)
1. avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
2. extend on all sides of simultaneously; encircle
SKIRT (noun)
1. informal terms for a (young) woman
2. (Fungi) a remnant of the partial veil that in mature mushrooms surrounds the stem like a collar
FOLD (noun)
1. a folded part (as in skin or muscle)
2. an angular or rounded shape made by folding
FOLD (verb)
1. cease to operate or cause to cease operating
2. confine in a fold, like sheep

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