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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Offcut :: Offcut (n.) A portion ofthe printed sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before folding..
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..
Polygraph :: Polygraph (n.) An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a manifold writer; a copying machine.
Rumple :: Rumple (n.) A fold or plait; a wrinkle.
Display :: Display (n.) An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.
Quantum :: Quantum (n.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a mark or by a boundary..
Mordant :: Mordant (n.) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes..
Multiplicate :: Multiplicate (a.) Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold..
Folio :: Folio (n.) A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind. See Note under Paper..
Wrap :: Wrap (v. t.) To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.
Imply :: Imply (v. t.) To infold or involve; to wrap up.
Lap :: Lap (v. i.) To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the boats lap; the edges lap..
Fornix :: Fornix (n.) An arch or fold; as, the fornix, or vault, of the cranium; the fornix, or reflection, of the conjuctiva..
Drapery :: Drapery (n.) A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as: (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the body, or shown in the representations of the human figure in art. (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed..
Mesorectum :: Mesorectum (n.) The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum..
Constrictor :: Constrictor (n.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor..
Dimension :: Dimension (n.) The degree of manifoldness of a quantity; as, time is quantity having one dimension; volume has three dimensions, relative to extension..
Tweyfold :: Tweyfold (a.) Twofold.
Multiplicity :: Multiplicity (n.) The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or objects..
Mesoarium :: Mesoarium (n.) The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.
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