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Definitions for infold
ɪnˈfoʊldin·fold

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  1. infoldverb

    To fold inwards.

  2. infoldverb

    To wrap up or inwrap; involve; inclose; enfold or envelop.

  3. infoldverb

    To clasp with the arms; embrace.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Infoldverb

    To involve; to inwrap; to inclose with involutions.

    Etymology: in and fold.

    For all the crest a dragon did infold
    With greedy paws, and over all did spread
    His golden wings. Fairy Queen.

    Noble Banquo, let me infold thee,
    And hold thee to my heart. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

    But does not nature for the child prepare
    The parent's love, the tender nurse's care?
    Who, for their own forgetful, seek his good,
    Infold his limbs in bands, and fill his veins with food. Richard Blackmore.

    Wings raise her arms, and wings her feet infold. Alexander Pope.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Infoldverb

    to wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve

  2. Infoldverb

    to clasp with the arms; to embrace

  3. Etymology: [Pref. in- in + fold.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Infold

    See Enfold.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of infold in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of infold in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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