Dictionary 1. (n.) A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net, ribbon, or other material, -- used in place of collars or cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses and bonnets.2. (n.) A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster spawn. Thesaurus crease creasing crimp dog-ear double doubling duplicature flection flexure flounce fold frill gather lapel lappet plica plication plicature ply ruching ruffle tuck |