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Enfoldment :: Enfoldment (n.) The act of infolding. See Infoldment.

Involution :: Involution (n.) The act of involving or infolding.

Hermeneutical :: Hermeneutical (a.) Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase..

Crease :: Crease (v. t.) To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling..

Folding :: Folding (n.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc..

Folding :: Folding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fol.

Explication :: Explication (n.) The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation; exposition; interpretation..

Evolution :: Evolution (n.) A general name for the history of the steps by which any living organism has acquired the morphological and physiological characters which distinguish it; a gradual unfolding of successive phases of growth or development.

Display :: Display (n.) An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.

Reef :: Reef (v. t.) To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by roiling or folding a certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.

Ovulist :: Ovulist (n.) A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called ovist..

Infoldment :: Infoldment (n.) The act of infolding; the state of being infolded.

Evolution :: Evolution (n.) The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, in the process of growth; development; as, the evolution of a flower from a bud, or an animal from the egg..

Signature :: Signature (v. t.) A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a direction to the binder in arranging and folding the sheets..

Scaffolding :: Scaffolding (n.) A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body..

Plication :: Plication (n.) A folding or fold; a plait.

Inflorescence :: Inflorescence (n.) A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.

Vernation :: Vernation (n.) The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation..

Ledger :: Ledger (n.) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights and supporting floor timbers, a staircase, scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie in being intended to carry weight..

Development :: Development (n.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.

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