Definition of fold

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Fold (v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace..

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Manifold :: Manifold (a.) Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number.
Triplicity :: Triplicity (a.) The quality or state of being triple, or threefold; trebleness..
Unclew :: Unclew (v. t.) To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin..
Scaffold :: Scaffold (n.) Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold..
Fold :: Fold (v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace..
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..
Solve :: Solve (v. t.) To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve difficulties; to solve a problem..
Equitant :: Equitant (a.) Overlapping each other; -- said of leaves whose bases are folded so as to overlap and bestride the leaves within or above them, as in the iris..
Monocline :: Monocline (n.) A monoclinal fold.
Explain :: Explain (a.) To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible..
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..
Manifolded :: Manifolded (a.) Having many folds, layers, or plates; as, a manifolded shield..
Unfold :: Unfold (v. i.) To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
Fold :: Fold (n.) A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold..
Involution :: Involution (n.) That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped; envelope..
Trestlework :: Trestlework (n.) A viaduct, pier, scaffold, or the like, resting on trestles connected together..
Plaited :: Plaited (a.) Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved; intricate; artful..
Length :: Length (a.) Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length..
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..
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.
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