What does plicature mean?
Plicature means (archaic outside sciences) A doubling; a fold; a plication..
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/ˈplɪkət͡ʃə(ɹ)/ · noun
(archaic outside sciences) A doubling; a fold; a plication..
For no man can unfold / The many plicatures ſo cloſely preſt / At loweſt verge.
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Plicature means (archaic outside sciences) A doubling; a fold; a plication..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
For no man can unfold / The many plicatures ſo cloſely preſt / At loweſt verge.
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