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Antonyms for folded

Grammar : Verb
Spell : fohld
Phonetic Transcription : foʊld


Definition of folded

Origin :
  • Old English faldan (Mercian), fealdan (West Saxon), transitive, "to bend cloth back over itself," class VII strong verb (past tense feold, past participle fealden), from Proto-Germanic *falthan, *faldan (cf. Middle Dutch vouden, Dutch vouwen, Old Norse falda, Middle Low German volden, Old High German faldan, German falten, Gothic falþan).
  • The Germanic words are from PIE *pel-to- (cf. Sanskrit putah "fold, pocket," Albanian pale "fold," Middle Irish alt "a joint," Lithuanian pleta "I plait"), from root *pel- (3) "to fold" (cf. Greek ploos "fold," Latin -plus).
  • The weak form developed from 15c. In late Old English also of the arms. Intransitive sense, "become folded" is from c.1300 (of the body or limbs); earlier "give way, fail" (mid-13c.). Sense of "to yield to pressure" is from late 14c. Related: Folded; folding.
  • verb lay in creases
  • verb encase, enclose
  • verb fail, close
Example sentences :
  • Not until there was a convulsive jerk of Dozier's elbow did he stir his folded arms.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • He folded the letter, laid it down by the side of his plate, and began to eat again.
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • She folded her white arms and prepared to think over all these things.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • Then he spread out his two bags, folded them together again, and then again.
  • Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
  • The boy drew himself up, and folded his arms across his breast.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • Linda folded her slim hands on the table and leaned forward.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • He drew from his pocket the folded sheet and handed it to Marian.
  • Extract from : « Her Father's Daughter » by Gene Stratton-Porter
  • He took a crumpled sheet, that had been smoothed and folded carefully, from his pocket.
  • Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various
  • Her arms were folded on the table, and her head was lying on her arms.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • She leaned forward on her folded arms over the side of the sofa.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

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