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Fold \Fold\ (f[=o]ld), 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[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.
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As a vesture shalt thou fold them up. --Heb. i. 12.
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2. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as,
he folds his arms in despair.
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3. To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to
infold; to clasp; to embrace.
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A face folded in sorrow. --J. Webster.
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We will descend and fold him in our arms. --Shak.
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4. To cover or wrap up; to conceal.
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Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses. --Shak.
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Folding \Fold"ing\, n.
1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a
doubling; a plication.
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The lower foldings of the vest. --Addison.
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2. (Agric.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land,
etc.
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{Folding boat}, a portable boat made by stretching canvas,
etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by
tourists, etc. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
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{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.
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