FOLD

Definitions

1. 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. As a vesture shalt thou fold them up. Heb. i. 12.
2. 2. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair.
3. 3. To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace. A face folded in sorrow. J. Webster. We will descend and fold him in our arms. Shak.
4. 4. To cover or wrap up; to conceal. Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses. Shak.