Definition of fold

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Fold (v. t.) To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair..

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Mesohepar :: Mesohepar (n.) A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.
Manifold :: Manifold (n.) A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several others..
Infoldment :: Infoldment (n.) The act of infolding; the state of being infolded.
Allemande :: Allemande (n.) A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel..
Valvula :: Valvula (n.) A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule.
Enfoldment :: Enfoldment (n.) The act of infolding. See Infoldment.
Twifold :: Twifold (a.) Twofold; double.
Fivefold :: Fivefold (a. & adv.) In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple.
Folio :: Folio (n.) A sheet of paper once folded.
Fol''io :: Fol'io (a.) Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four pages; as, a folio volume. See Folio, n., 3..
Muffle :: Muffle (v. t.) To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often with up..
Rhipipter :: Rhipipter (n.) One of the Rhipiptera, a group of insects having wings which fold like a fan; a strepsipter..
Treble :: Treble (v. t.) To make thrice as much; to make threefold.
Manyplies :: Manyplies (n.) The third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of Ruminant..
Quadruply :: Quadruply (adv.) To a fourfold quantity; so as to be, or cause to be, quadruple; as, to be quadruply recompensed..
Sexto :: Sexto (n.) A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six leaves.
Plaited :: Plaited (a.) Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved; intricate; artful..
Folder :: Folder (n.) One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike instrument used for folding paper..
Valve :: Valve (n.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral, and semilunar valves..
Double-acting :: Double-acting (a.) Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions; producing a twofold result; as, a double-acting engine or pump..
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