plicature

/ˈplɪkət͡ʃə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From Latin plicatura, from plicare (“to fold”).

plicature means A doubling; a fold; a plication. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

plicature is pronounced /ˈplɪkət͡ʃə(ɹ)/.

noun

A doubling; a fold; a plication.“For no man can unfold / The many plicatures ſo cloſely preſt / At loweſt verge.”