1.
[syn: invagination, introversion, intussusception, infolding]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Infold \In*fold"\ ([i^]n*f[=o]ld"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Infolded; p. pr. & vb. n. Infolding.] [Pref. in- in +
fold.] [Written also enfold.]
1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to
inclose; to involve.
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Gilded tombs do worms infold. --Shak.
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Infold his limbs in bands. --Blackmore.
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2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.
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Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee,
And hold thee to my heart. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
infolding
n 1: the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in
the surface; "the invagination of the blastula" [syn:
invagination, introversion, intussusception,
infolding]