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• Fold — Fold, n. [From {Fold}, v. In sense 2 AS. feald, akin to fealdan to fold.] 1. A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication. [1913 Webster] Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of linen.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Fold net — Fold Fold, n. [From {Fold}, v. In sense 2 AS. feald, akin to fealdan to fold.] 1. A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication. [1913 Webster] Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Threefold — Three fold , a. [OE. [thorn]reofald; cf. AS. [thorn]r[=i]feald.] Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice. [1913 Webster] A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccl. iv. 12. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• -fold — suffix Etymology: Middle English, from Old English feald; akin to Old High German falt fold, Latin plex, plus, Old English fealdan 1. multiplied by (a specified number) ; times in adjectives < a sixfold increase > and adverbs < repay you tenfold… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• fourfold — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fēowerfeald, from fēower + feald fold Date: before 12th century 1. being four times as great or as many 2. having four units or members • fourfold adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• double — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French duble, double, from Latin duplus (akin to Greek diploos), from duo two + plus multiplied by; akin to Old English feald fold more at two, fold Date: 13th century 1. having a twofold… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• manifold — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English manigfeald, from manig many + feald fold Date: before 12th century 1. a. marked by diversity or variety b. many 2. comprehending or uniting various features ; multifarious 3 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Manifold (automotive) — In automotive engineering, an intake manifold or inlet manifold is the part of an engine that supplies the fuel/air mixture to the cylinders. An exhaust manifold or header collects the exhaust gases from multiple cylinders into one pipe. The word …   Wikipedia

• pel- — I. pel 1 Pale. Derivatives include pallor, falcon, and poliomyelitis. 1. Suffixed variant form *pal wo . a. (i) fallow deer, from Old English fealu …   Universalium