infold

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Here his gigantic limbs, with large embrace, Infold nine acres of infernal space.

From The Aeneid English by Virgil

There Tityus was to see, who took his birth From heav’n, his nursing from the foodful earth: Here his gigantic limbs, with large embrace, Infold nine acres of infernal space.

From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)

Enfold, en-fōld′, Infold, in-, v.t. to wrap up.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

Infold us with thy peace, dear moon-lit night,   And let thy silver silence wrap us round Till we forget the city's dazzling light,   The city's ceaseless sound.

From The Miracle and Other Poems by Sheard, Virna