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enclose or enfold completely with or as if with a covering“Fog enveloped the house”Synonyms: envelop enwrap wrap enclose

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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. [1913 Webster]

Gilded tombs do worms infold.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Infold his limbs in bands.— Blackmore.[1913 Webster]

2.To clasp with the arms; to embrace. [1913 Webster]

Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee, And hold thee to my heart.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Enfold \En*fold"\, v. t. To infold. See Infold. [1913 Webster]