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(1):

(v. t.) To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.

(2):

(v. t.) To cover or wrap up; to conceal.

(3):

(v. i.) To confine sheep in a fold.

(4):

(v. t.) To confine in a fold, as sheep.

(5):

(v. t.) 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.

(6):

(n.) A boundary; a limit.

(7):

(v. t.) To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace.

(8):

(n.) A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ's fold.

(9):

(v. i.) To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold.

(10):

(v.) A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication.

(11):

(v.) Times or repetitions; - used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.

(12):

(v.) That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace.

(13):

(n.) An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Fold'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​f/fold.html. 1828.
 
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