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Origin of fold
1OTHER WORDS FROM fold
fold·a·ble, adjectiveOther definitions for fold (2 of 3)
fold2
[ fohld ]
/ foʊld /
noun
verb (used with object)
to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
Origin of fold
2First recorded before 900; Middle English fold, fald, feld “sheepfold,” Old English fald, falod, falud “sheepfold, ox stall, stable”; akin to Old Saxon faled “pen, enclosure,” Middle Low German vaalt “pen, enclosure, manure heap,” Middle Dutch vaelt, vaelde
Other definitions for fold (3 of 3)
-fold
a native English suffix meaning “of so many parts,” or denoting multiplication by the number indicated by the stem or word to which the suffix is attached: twofold; manifold.
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British Dictionary definitions for fold (1 of 3)
fold1
/ (fəʊld) /
verb
noun
See also fold up
Derived forms of fold
foldable, adjectiveWord Origin for fold
Old English fealdan; related to Old Norse falda , Old High German faldan, Latin duplus double, Greek haploos simple
British Dictionary definitions for fold (2 of 3)
fold2
/ (fəʊld) /
noun
- a small enclosure or pen for sheep or other livestock, where they can be gathered
- the sheep or other livestock gathered in such an enclosure
- a flock of sheep
- a herd of Highland cattle
a church or the members of it
any group or community sharing a way of life or holding the same values
verb
(tr) to gather or confine (sheep or other livestock) in a fold
Word Origin for fold
Old English falod; related to Old Saxon faled, Middle Dutch vaelt
British Dictionary definitions for fold (3 of 3)
-fold
suffix forming adjectives, suffix forming adverbs
having so many parts, being so many times as much or as many, or multiplied by so much or so manythreefold; three-hundredfold
Word Origin for -fold
Old English -fald, -feald
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Scientific definitions for fold
fold
[ fōld ]
A bend in a layer of rock or in another planar feature such as foliation or the cleavage of a mineral. Folds occur as the result of deformation, usually associated with plate-tectonic forces.
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Other Idioms and Phrases with fold
fold
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