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Fold   /foʊld/   Listen
Fold

noun
1.
An angular or rounded shape made by folding.  Synonyms: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, plication.  "A crease in his trousers" , "A plication on her blouse" , "A flexure of the colon" , "A bend of his elbow"
2.
A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church.  Synonyms: congregation, faithful.
3.
A geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock.  Synonym: folding.
4.
A group of sheep or goats.  Synonym: flock.
5.
A folded part (as in skin or muscle).  Synonym: plica.
6.
A pen for sheep.  Synonyms: sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold.
7.
The act of folding.  Synonym: folding.
verb
(past & past part. folded; pres. part. folding)
1.
Bend or lay so that one part covers the other.  Synonyms: fold up, turn up.  "Turn up your collar"
2.
Incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating.
3.
Cease to operate or cause to cease operating.  Synonyms: close, close down, close up, shut down.  "My business closes every night at 8 P.M." , "Close up the shop"
4.
Confine in a fold, like sheep.  Synonym: pen up.
5.
Become folded or folded up.  Synonym: fold up.



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"Fold" Quotes from Famous Books



... a two-fold reason for not telling Missoo his adventure at that time. He had not made up his mind yet as to his proper course, and he knew that Missoo would become so excited that it would perhaps make him ill; and he knew also ...
— Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XIII, Nov. 28, 1891 • Various

... to-day, the dress she wore I fold together, when shall I Bright Elysium's far-off shore This ...
— Japanese Literature - Including Selections from Genji Monogatari and Classical - Poetry and Drama of Japan • Various

... then strain, rubbing the pulp of the tomatoes through with the liquor. Make a smooth sauce with half a pint of this liquor, the butter, and the flour; if the colour is not good add a few drops of cochineal. Fold the fillets of fish neatly, and bake in the oven with a little lemon juice, and covered with a buttered paper. Arrange them on a dish and pour ...
— The Art of Living in Australia • Philip E. Muskett (?-1909)

... was assaulted from 1888 to 1894 by a hopeful measure known as the "Australian" ballot. It took various forms in different States yet its essence everywhere was the provision enabling every voter to prepare and fold his ballot in a stall by himself, with no one to dictate, molest, or observe. Massachusetts, also the city of Louisville, Ky., employed this system of voting so early as 1888. Next year ten States enacted similar laws. In 1890 four more followed, ...
— History of the United States, Volume 5 • E. Benjamin Andrews

... usually understood to include Brahmanism (q.v.), is, in fact, a later development of it. Its central doctrine is the trinity, or Trimurti, which embraces the three-fold manifestation of the god-head as Brahma, the one supreme being, the Creator; Vishnu the Preserver; and Siva the Destroyer. The three principal books of Hinduism are the "Vedanta Sutras," the "Puranas," and ...
— The Worlds Greatest Books, Volume XIII. - Religion and Philosophy • Various


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