Fold
Definition of Fold
Pronunciation: fōld | v. t. | 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. | | 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. | | 4. | To cover or wrap up; to conceal. | | v. i. | 1. | To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold. | | n. | 1. | A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication. | | 2. | Times or repetitions; - used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four. | | 3. | That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace. | | 1. | An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen. | | 2. | A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold. | | 3. | A boundary; a limit. | | v. t. | 1. | To confine in a fold, as sheep. | | v. i. | 1. | To confine sheep in a fold. |
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