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Pentaptych :: Pentaptych (n.) A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an altarpiece..

Gauntry :: Gauntry (n.) A scaffolding or frame carrying a crane or other structure.

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..

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..

Signature :: Signature (v. t.) A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a direction to the binder in arranging and folding the sheets..

Aestivation :: Aestivation (n.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration..

Crease :: Crease (n.) A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced..

Infoldment :: Infoldment (n.) The act of infolding; the state of being infolded.

Plication :: Plication (n.) A folding or fold; a plait.

Scaffolding :: Scaffolding (n.) Materials for building scaffolds.

Wrap :: Wrap (v. t.) To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to involve; to infold; -- often with up.

Wrap :: Wrap (v. t.) To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by..

Blindfolding :: Blindfolding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blindfol.

Enfoldment :: Enfoldment (n.) The act of infolding. See Infoldment.

Infolding :: Infolding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Infol.

Unfoldment :: Unfoldment (n.) The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded..

#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..

Length :: Length (a.) Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to pursue a subject to a great length..

Folding :: Folding (n.) The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication..

Hermeneutical :: Hermeneutical (a.) Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a hermeneutic phrase..

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