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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fold \Fold\ (f[=o]ld), verb (used with an object) [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[thorn]an, cf. Gr. di-pla'sios twofold, Skr. pu[.t]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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Folding \Fold"ing\, noun
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) 2.0 [wn]:
folding
adjective: capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" [syn: {foldable}, {foldaway}, {folding(a)}]
noun
1: the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape; "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code" [syn: {protein folding}]
2: the act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" [syn: {fold}]
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