5
rimple(noun, verb, set, press, turn)
4
flounce(noun, fold, crease, frill, fringe)
4
infold(noun, verb, increase, grow, expand)
4
lap(noun, turn, gather, bend, gathering)
4
plat
4
plication(noun, turn, smooth, arrest, gather)
4
rumple(noun, verb, press, turn, smooth)
3
bend(noun, verb, turn, gather, gathering)
3
cockle(turn, gather, bend, gathering, fold)
3
flexure(noun, turn, arrest, gather, bend)
3
folding(noun, wrinkle, crease, crinkle)
3
frill(noun, fringe, appliqué)
3
groove(noun, verb, turn, line, arrest)
3
overlap(noun, verb, turn, gather, bend)
3
ripple(noun, verb, wrinkle)
3
ruche(noun, turn, arrest, gather, bend)
2
box pleat(expression, idiom)
2
crisp(verb, set, press, bend, fold)
2
dog-ear(verb, bend, fold, double, crease)
2
double over(verb, expression, bend, double, crease)
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