pleating to the stripe
English
Noun
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Pipe band with kilts pleated to the stripe (military pleating)
pleating to the stripe (uncountable)
- A system of pleating a kilt in which a particular vertical stripe of the tartan pattern is selected and the pleats are arranged so that this chosen stripe runs down the center of each pleat.
Synonyms
- military pleating
Coordinate terms
- pleating to the sett
References
- Barbara Tewksbury and Elsie Stuehmeyer, The Art of Kiltmaking (Celtic Dragon Press, Deansboro, NY, 2001, →ISBN