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  1. transitive verb To bend over or double up so that one part lies on another part: fold a sheet of paper.
  2. transitive verb To make compact by doubling or bending over parts: folded the laundry; folded the chairs for stacking.
  3. transitive verb To bring from an extended to a closed position: The hawk folded its wings.
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  • On the sheet after the last concertina fold was a list of the codes and the locations they stood for. —  The Enemy by Lee Child
  • Their demonization of anyone outside their fold is the scariest thing about this millennial age, as it represents a self-fulfilling prophecy for disastrous hatred and strife. —  F ;SF; - vol 096 issue 01 - January 1999
  • Below the fold is a screenshot of last years poll results and some commentary. —  The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
  • Below the fold is an in-depth post that explores the relationship between rural poverty and state security in Pakistan. —  UN Dispatch
  • Below the fold is a screen shot of the letter in Arabic. h / t "L & L" and "Prof Chaos" —  The Jawa Report
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  1. Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, faldan; see pel-2 in Indo-European roots.
  2. Middle English, from Old English fald.

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  1. from Middle English folden, falden, from Anglo-Saxon fealdan (preterit feóld, plural feóldon, past participle fealden), fold, wrap up, = Old Dutch vouden, Dutch vouwen = Old High German faldan, faltan, Middle High German valten, G. falten = Icelandic falda = Sw.fålla = Danish folde = Gothic (Moesogothic) falthan, fold. Akin to -fold, q. v. Not akin to L. plicare, fold, plectere, Greek πλέκειν, weave, plait: see plait.
  2. from Middle English fold, folde (not in Anglo-Saxon) = Old Dutch voude, Dutch vouw = Old High German fald, fait, masculine, Middle High German valde, valte, feminine, valt, masculine, German falte, feminine, = Icelandic falda, feminine, faldr, masculine, = Swedish fåll, masculine, = Danish folde, fold (cf. Old French faude = Provencal falda, fauda = Spanish falda, halda = Italian falda, of German origin), a fold, etc.; from the verb.
  3. from Middle English fold, earlier fald, Scots fald, fauld, from Anglo-Saxon fald, falod, a fold, stall (for sheep, deer, horses, etc.), = Middle Low German vālt, valt, an inclosed space, a yard. The Anglo-Saxon form falod, which occurs only in a gloss, suggests a connection with the gloss “fala, tabula,” i. e., a board; cf. Icelandic fjöl (plural fjalar, later fjalir) = Danish fjal = Swedish fjöl, a board, plank; falod (orig. a neuter past participle?) would thus mean literally an inclosure of boards or palings. Danish fold is apparently from the English; Swedish fålla, a hurdle, a fold, is not related, but goes with fold.
  4. from fold, n.
  5. Middle English, also folde; from Anglo-Saxon folde, the earth.
 

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