Pleats That Are Small on Top and Large on Bottom
This page is the CodyCross answer for the clue below from All Things Water, Group 1284, Puzzle 4 (Arctic Ocean).
Question is: Pleats That Are Small on Top and Large on Bottom
and the answer is: ACCORDION
Word Meaning:
ACCORDION — A box-shaped musical instrument played by compressing or expanding its bellows while pressing its buttons or its keys, causing pallets to open, which allow air to flow across strips of brass or steel (reeds).
Definitions from Wiktionary.