folding

verblay in creases
verbencase, enclose
verbfail, close

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verb lay in creases

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Word Origin & History

Old English faldan (Mercian), fealdan (West Saxon), transitive, "to bend cloth back over itself," class VII strong verb (past tense feold, past participle fealden), from Proto-Germanic *falthan, *faldan (cf. Middle Dutch vouden, Dutch vouwen, Old Norse falda, Middle Low German volden, Old High German faldan, German falten, Gothic falþan).

The Germanic words are from PIE *pel-to- (cf. Sanskrit putah "fold, pocket," Albanian pale "fold," Middle Irish alt "a joint," Lithuanian pleta "I plait"), from root *pel- (3) "to fold" (cf. Greek ploos "fold," Latin -plus).

The weak form developed from 15c. In late Old English also of the arms. Intransitive sense, "become folded" is from c.1300 (of the body or limbs); earlier "give way, fail" (mid-13c.). Sense of "to yield to pressure" is from late 14c. Related: Folded; folding.

Example Sentences for folding

Into the little parlor filed the nurses, and knelt, folding their tired hands.

She went to the desk and scratched a line, and folding it, handed it to him.

So one man went back for a folding boat while the other camped by the stream.

The folding doors of the chapter-house were opened easily, and they entered.

Back he flew and, folding his wings, slipped into the window.

Look—and think—of what you can do—all you—and you—and you—and you—by just folding your arms!

My master rose, and, folding his arms, paced along the room.

"The company, I should think," said he, folding his paper preparatory to getting out.

"You don't know what you want yourselves," said Margaret, folding her arms.

“Yes, I do,” replied the other, taking his turn at folding arms.

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