enfoldmentn.
/ɛnˈfəʊldmənt/ archaic.
The action of enfolding; †concrete that which enfolds.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun]
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > wrapping > [noun] > enfolding or enveloping
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enfoldment1593
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1593 T. Nashe Christs Teares f. 22 That in myne amorous enfoldment, (vnawares) I might whyrle her [sc. Ierusalem] to Heauen with me.
1624 T. Gataker Discuss. Transubstant. 94 O most divine and holy Mysterie, symbolically discovering those enigmaticall Enfoldments.
1825 W. Scott Talisman ix, in Tales Crusaders III. 232 His long slender dark fingers were..almost buried, in the large enfoldment of King Richard's hand.
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