From WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003) [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 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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