Folded

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  folded \folded\ adj.
     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}
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  folded
       adj : 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