Definition of fold

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Fold (v.) 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..

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Tuck :: Tuck (n.) A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to shorten it; a plait..
Trigesimo-secundo :: Trigesimo-secundo (n.) A book composed of sheets so folded that each one makes thirty-two leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a size of book; -- usually written 32mo, or 32?, and called thirty-twomo..
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..
Layer :: Layer (n.) That which is laid; a stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion..
Patagium :: Patagium (n.) In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting the fore limb with the body and extending between the elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar fold of integument uniting the fore limb with the body..
Quadruplicate :: Quadruplicate (v. t.) To make fourfold; to double twice; to quadruple.
Plait :: Plait (n.) A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box plait..
Thribble :: Thribble (a.) Triple; treble; threefold.
Raw :: Raw (superl.) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw edge of a piece of metal or of cloth..
Fivefold :: Fivefold (a. & adv.) In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple.
Stage :: Stage (n.) A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, or the like; a scaffold; a staging..
Manifold :: Manifold (n.) A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.
Multitudinous :: Multitudinous (a.) Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number or condition; as, multitudinous waves..
Multiplex :: Multiplex (a.) Manifold; multiple.
Elephant :: Elephant (n.) A mammal of the order Proboscidia, of which two living species, Elephas Indicus and E. Africanus, and several fossil species, are known. They have a proboscis or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are the largest land animals now existing..
Entrail :: Entrail (n.) Entanglement; fold.
Tuck :: Tuck (v. t.) To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck up one's sleeves..
Infolded :: Infolded (imp. & p. p.) of Infol.
Dualism :: Dualism (n.) State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold distinction.
Multifold :: Multifold (a.) Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.
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