infold

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A great hush brooded around; and yet not so awful was that intense stillness as the solemn calm which seemed to infold the quiet figure sitting so silently in the midst.

From Aunt Judith The Story of a Loving Life by Beaumont, Grace

A sprightly courser, fairer than the rest, The king himself presents his royal guest: A lion's hide his back and limbs infold, Precious with studded work, and paws of gold.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

She stood looking down on his bowed head with a tenderness that seemed to infold him as with a mantle.

From Helmet of Navarre by Runkle, Bertha

Gay rainbow silks her mellow charms infold, And nought of Lyce but herself is old.

From The Poetical Works of Edward Young, Volume 2 by Young, Edward

His back and breast Well-temper'd steel and scaly brass invest: The cuishes which his brawny thighs infold Are mingled metal damask'd o'er with gold.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil