Definition of fold

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Fold (v. i.) 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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Folder :: Folder (n.) One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike instrument used for folding paper..
Folded :: Folded (imp. & p. p.) of Fol.
Folding :: Folding (n.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc..
Centuple :: Centuple (v. t.) To increase a hundredfold.
Infolded :: Infolded (imp. & p. p.) of Infol.
Quadruplex :: Quadruplex (a.) Fourfold; folded or doubled twice.
Inversion :: Inversion (n.) The folding back of strata upon themselves, as by upheaval, in such a manner that the order of succession appears to be reversed..
Pocketknife :: Pocketknife (n.) A knife with one or more blades, which fold into the handle so as to admit of being carried in the pocket..
Develop :: Develop (v. t.) To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to bring through a succession of states or stages, each of which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a flower; to develop the mind..
Faldage :: Faldage (n.) A privilege of setting up, and moving about, folds for sheep, in any fields within manors, in order to manure them; -- often reserved to himself by the lord of the manor..
Mediastinum :: Mediastinum (n.) A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space included between these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood vessels..
Decuple :: Decuple (a.) Tenfold.
Octuple :: Octuple (a.) Eightfold.
Rimple :: Rimple (n.) A fold or wrinkle. See Rumple.
Fauces :: Fauces (n.pl.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isthmus of the fauces. On either side of the passage two membranous folds, called the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils..
Wreathe :: Wreathe (n.) To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to encircle; to infold.
Entrail :: Entrail (n.) Entanglement; fold.
Flexure :: Flexure (n.) A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
Coleoptera :: Coleoptera (n. pl.) An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxillae) adapted for chewing. Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils..
Kilting :: Kilting (n.) A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the preceding one..
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