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. [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]