Found 2 items, similar to Infolding.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: infolding
infolding
n : 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]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Infolding
Infold
\In*fold"\ (?n-f?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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