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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]:
folded \folded\ adjective made compact by bending or doubling over. [Narrower terms: {accordion, plicate ; {bifold ; {closed ; {doubled ; {pleated ; {rolled, rolled-up(prenominal) ; {sunburst, sunray .] Also See: {collapsible}, {collapsable}. Antonym: {unfolded} [WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
folded
adjective: bent over or doubled up so that one part lies on another; "a folded map"; "a folded tophat is collapsed"; "when a bird's wings are brought close to the body they are spoken of as folded" [ant: {unfolded}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "folded": creased, crimped, dog-eared, doubled, flexible, flounced, fluted, foldable, folding, gathered, plaited, pleated, pliable, plicate, plicated, plicatile, quilled, ruffled, tucked, twilled
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