| Fold (fold) |
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| v. t. | (f ld) |
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| Fold |
| [imp.
*** p. p. Folded] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Folding.] [OE. folden, falden, AS.
fealdan] akin to OHG. faltan, faldan, G.
falten, Icel. falda, Dan. |
To lap or lay in plaits or
folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to
fold cloth; to fold a letter.
To double or lay together, as the arms or
the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.
To inclose within folds or plaitings; to
envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.
To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
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To become folded,
plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to
double together; as, the leaves of the door fold.
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A doubling,esp. of
any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a
plication.
Times or repetitions; -- used with
numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or
increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of
anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple
ratio, multiplied by four.
That which is folded together, or which
infolds or envelops; embrace.
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An inclosure
for sheep; a sheep pen.
A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church
or a church; as, Christ's fold.
A boundary; a limit.
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To confine in a fold,
as sheep.
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To confine sheep in a
fold.
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