Definition of fold

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Fold (n.) An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.

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Labium :: Labium (n.) The folds of integument at the opening of the vulva.
Triformity :: Triformity (n.) The state of being triform, or of having a threefold shape..
Threefold :: Threefold (a.) Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice..
Anagnorisis :: Anagnorisis (n.) The unfolding or denouement.
Bos :: Bos (n.) A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns, and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck..
Quadruplication :: Quadruplication (n.) The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple sum or amount.
Employ :: Employ (v. t.) To inclose; to infold.
Across :: Across (adv.) From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across..
Enfoldment :: Enfoldment (n.) The act of infolding. See Infoldment.
Replait :: Replait (v. t.) To plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another, again and again..
Rumple :: Rumple (n.) A fold or plait; a wrinkle.
Syncline :: Synclinal (n.) A synclinal fold.
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..
Bifold :: Bifold (a.) Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc..
#NAME? :: -mo () A suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteenmo or 16mo; eighteenmo or 18mo. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; as, duodecimo, sextodecimo, etc. A small circle, placed after the number and near its top, is often used for -mo; as, 16¡, 18¡, etc..
Octuple :: Octuple (a.) Eightfold.
Double :: Double (a.) To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
Aestivation :: Aestivation (n.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration..
Purse :: Purse (v. t.) To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit..
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..
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