Definition of fold

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Fold (v. t.) To confine in a fold, as sheep..

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Rorqual :: Rorqual (n.) A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale (Physalus antiquorum, or Balaenoptera physalus). It has a dorsal fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly. Called also razorback..
Inset :: Inset (n.) One or more separate leaves inserted in a volume before binding; as: (a) A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of books which is cut off before folding, and set into the middle of the folded sheet to complete the succession of paging; -- also called offcut. (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted..
Fold :: Fold (n.) An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.
Septuple :: Septuple (a.) Seven times as much; multiplied by seven; sevenfold.
Synclinal :: Synclinal (a.) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold; -- opposed to anticlinal..
Quintuple :: Quintuple (a.) Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount; fivefold.
Seam :: Seam (n.) The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of cloth or leather.
Intertwine :: Intertwine (v. i.) To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.
Duplicature :: Duplicature (n.) A doubling; a fold, as of a membrane..
Manifoldness :: Manifoldness (n.) Multiplicity.
Thrice :: Thrice (adv.) In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.
Rimple :: Rimple (n.) A fold or wrinkle. See Rumple.
Twentyfold :: Twentyfold (a.) Twenty times as many.
#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..
Duplex :: Duplex (a.) Double; twofold.
Glossoepiglottic :: Glossoepiglottic (a.) Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as, glossoepiglottic folds..
Sevenfold :: Sevenfold (a.) Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount.
Trestle :: Trestle (n.) A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like..
Quadruple :: Quadruple (n.) four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to receive to quadruple of the amount in damages..
Sheepcote :: Sheepcote (n.) A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.
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