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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fold \Fold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Folded}; p. pr & vb n. {Folding}.] [OE. folden, falden, AS fealdan akin to OHG. faltan, faldan, G. falten, Icel. falda, Dan. folde, Sw f[*a]lla, Goth. fal?an, cf Gr.? twofold, Skr. pu?a a fold. Cf {Fauteuil}.] 1. To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of to double; as to fold cloth; to fold a letter. As a vesture shalt thou fold them up --Heb. i. 12. 2. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as he folds his arms in despair. 3. To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace. A face folded in sorrow. --J. Webster. We will descend and fold him in our arms. --Shak. 4. To cover or wrap up to conceal. Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Folding \Fold"ing\, n. 1. The act of making a fold or folds; also a fold; a doubling; a plication. The lower foldings of the vest. --Addison. 2. (Agric.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc {Folding boat}, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc --Ham. Nav. Encyc. {Folding chair}, a chair which may be shut up compactly for carriage or stowage; a camp chair. {Folding door}, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: folding adj : capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" [syn: {foldable}, {foldaway}, {folding(a)}] n : the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" [syn: {fold}]
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