Definition of plissé

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plis·sé also plis·se    (pl-s) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A puckered finish given to fabric by treating it with a caustic soda.
2. Fabric having such a finish.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from past participle of plisser, to pleat, from Old French, from pli, fold, from plier, to fold, from Latin plicre; see plek- in Indo-European roots