infold
1Infold — In*fold (?n f?ld ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infolding}.] [Pref. in in + fold.] [Written also {enfold}.] 1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve. [1913 Webster] Gilded tombs do… …
2infold — index contain (enclose) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3infold — [in fōld′] vt. var. of ENFOLD …
4infold — To inclose within a fold, as in “infolding” an ulcer of the stomach, in which the walls on either side of the lesion are brought together and sutured. * * * in·fold in fōld vt to cover or surround with folds or a covering <infold the hernial… …
5infold — verb Date: 15th century transitive verb enfold, envelop intransitive verb to fold inward or toward one another …
6infold — infold1 /in fohld /, v.t. enfold. infold2 /in fohld /, v.t., v.i. to invaginate (defs. 2 4). [IN 1 + FOLD1; cf. ENFOLD] * * * …
7infold — verb a) To fold inwards b) To enfold or envelop …
8infold — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages: enfold, envelop, enwrap, invest, roll, swaddle, swathe, wrap, wrap up. See PUT ON. 2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure: cloak, clothe,… …
9infold — in·fold || ɪn fəʊld v. envelope, wrap up; surround; embrace, hug (also enfold) …
10infold — v. a. [Sometimes written Enfold.] 1. Inwrap, enclose, wrap, fold, envelop. 2. Clasp, embrace …
