plica
[noun]
Synonyms: wrinkle, corrugation, crease, crinkle, fold, furrow, ridge, rimple, rivel, ruck

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plica noun. ['plɪkǝ, 'plʌɪkǝ] Pl. -cae [-ki:], in sense 3 -cas. M17.
[mod. Latin from medieval Latin = fold, from Latin plicare: see PLY verb¹.]
1. Medicine. In full plica polonica [pɒ'lɒnɪkǝ] [mod. Latin = of Poland]. A densely matted condition in chronically filthy hair. Now rare or obsolete. M17.
2. Anatomy & Zoology. A fold or ridge of tissue. E18.
plica circularis [sǝ:kjʊ'lɑ:rɪs], pl. plicae circulares [-'lɑ:ri:z], any of the circular folds in the mucous membrane of the small intestine; usu. in pl.

3. Medieval Music. A notational symbol, variously interpreted but now usu. considered to represent a type of ornament; the ornament indicated. L18.

■ plical adjective pertaining to or of the nature of a plica L19.

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