downfoldedadj.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊnfəʊldᵻd/,

/ˌdaʊnˈfəʊldᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌfoʊldəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, folded adj.

Etymology: < down- prefix + folded adj.In sense 1 after to fold down (see fold v.¹). With sense 2 compare earlier downfold n.

1. That is folded down.

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1747 J. Kendall Life T. Story 41 Then open'd his Book, at one of his down-folded Leaves.

1828 T. Forster Circle of Seasons 365 While, skulking at a side, Is seen the Fox, with close downfolded tail.

1882 M. R. Smith Gift of Gentians 35 They light in my window, and brood on my sill, With milky-white pinions down-folded and still.

1921 Canad. Patent Office Rec. 8 Mar. 664/2 Means for retaining the ends of a soft collar in the down-folded position.

1995 Hesperia 63 144/1 Small amphora with flaring neck and downfolded rim.

2001 Edmonton Jrnl. (Nexis) 10 July e38 No lifting of the cover by human hand, no reaching into the bed over a downfolded rear gate.

2. Geology. (Of strata) caused to dip so as to form a downfold or syncline; (of a basin or similar structure) in which strata have been deformed in this way.

ΚΠ

1883 Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 21 327 In the Jura Mountains a number of small lakes occupy troughs formed by down-folded strata.

1902 H. J. Mackinder Britain & Brit. Seas vi. 71 To the very top it consists of down-folded beds.

1988 P. Cloud Oasis in Space vii. 158/1 (caption) Within the wedge-shaped down-folded sedimentary basin light stipples outline the lower Onverwacht greenstone phase of the Swaziland Supergroup.

2013 G. Patterson Coastal Guide Nature & Hist. Port Phillip Bay 91/1 From the cliff top walk..you can see downfolded strata of the Beaumaris Monocline out from the base of the cliffs at low tide.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	downfolded
释义	downfoldedadj. Brit. /ˈdaʊnfəʊldᵻd/, /ˌdaʊnˈfəʊldᵻd/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌfoʊldəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, folded adj. Etymology: < down- prefix + folded adj.In sense 1 after to fold down (see fold v.¹). With sense 2 compare earlier downfold n. 1. That is folded down. ΚΠ 1747 J. Kendall Life T. Story 41 Then open'd his Book, at one of his down-folded Leaves. 1828 T. Forster Circle of Seasons 365 While, skulking at a side, Is seen the Fox, with close downfolded tail. 1882 M. R. Smith Gift of Gentians 35 They light in my window, and brood on my sill, With milky-white pinions down-folded and still. 1921 Canad. Patent Office Rec. 8 Mar. 664/2 Means for retaining the ends of a soft collar in the down-folded position. 1995 Hesperia 63 144/1 Small amphora with flaring neck and downfolded rim. 2001 Edmonton Jrnl. (Nexis) 10 July e38 No lifting of the cover by human hand, no reaching into the bed over a downfolded rear gate. 2. Geology. (Of strata) caused to dip so as to form a downfold or syncline; (of a basin or similar structure) in which strata have been deformed in this way. ΚΠ 1883 Proc. Boston Soc. Nat. Hist. 21 327 In the Jura Mountains a number of small lakes occupy troughs formed by down-folded strata. 1902 H. J. Mackinder Britain & Brit. Seas vi. 71 To the very top it consists of down-folded beds. 1988 P. Cloud Oasis in Space vii. 158/1 (caption) Within the wedge-shaped down-folded sedimentary basin light stipples outline the lower Onverwacht greenstone phase of the Swaziland Supergroup. 2013 G. Patterson Coastal Guide Nature & Hist. Port Phillip Bay 91/1 From the cliff top walk..you can see downfolded strata of the Beaumaris Monocline out from the base of the cliffs at low tide. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1747
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