infolded

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

“infolded” is listed under Infold.

In·fold′ (ĭn-fōld′), transitive verb [past tense & past participle Infolded; present participle & verbal noun Infolding.] [Written also enfold.]

Origin: Pref. in- in + fold.

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

Gilded tombs do worms infold.— William Shakespeare
Infold his limbs in bands.— Sir Richard Blackmore

2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.

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

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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