accordion-fold

American  

[uh-kawr-dee-uhn-fohld] / əˈkɔr di ənˌfoʊld /

verb (used with object)

1. to fold into pleats resembling the bellows of an accordion.

   to make a fan by accordion-folding a sheet of paper.

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Example Sentences

That includes “Every Building on the Sunset Strip,” an accordion-fold book 25 feet long that shows what the title says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Many are accordion-fold constructions such as Gloria Patton’s “Nexus,” eclectically decorated pockets that hold additional artworks on individual sheets.

From Washington Post • Aug. 18, 2021

For these intimate works, bound in an accordion-fold book, Riepenhoff placed algae when still wet onto sensitized paper.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2018

Around that plush banquette — softly hugging a tabletop, atop a new base, that belonged to John’s mother — “The upper windows accordion-fold to create a much-desired open-air feel to the space,” Runyon says.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2018

The company has identified vendors to carve the wooden game pieces - another hallmark unique to Euro games - and initially will print 5,000 to 10,000 copies of the 42-inch-by-16-inch accordion-fold board game.

From Washington Times • Jan. 20, 2017