| 单词 | in fold |
| 释义 | > as lemmasin fold a. A bend or ply, such as is produced when any more or less flexible object is folded; one of the parts, or both of them together, which are brought together in folding; spec. (see quot. 1882). †In early poetic use, in fold, of rich fold, is a formula often introduced with little meaning in descriptions of costly garments. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > [noun] > a fold foldc1325 plya1500 roll1509 ploy1558 implexure1578 folding1669 plication1701 c1325 Metr. Hom. 113 Uestement of riche fold. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 23452 In clething cled o riche fald. a1400 Sir Perc. 32 He gaffe his sister hym tille..With robes in folde. ?c1475 Sqr. Lowe Degre 835 Your curtaines of camaca, all in folde. 1513 G. Douglas tr. Virgil Æneid viii. viii. 94 Thai byd display thair banaris out of faldis. 1689 London Gaz. No. 2470/4 Several Pieces of Guilix and Gentish Hollands in the Long Fold. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Drapery As to the Folds, they should be so manag'd, that you may easily perceive what it is that they cover. 1815 W. Scott Lord of Isles iv. xxvi. 163 The monarch's mantle too he bore, And drew the fold his visage o'er. 1852 tr. J. J. Seidel Organ & its Constr. 36 When blown, these bellows form two, three, or more folds. a1875 E. H. Knight Pract. Dict. Mech. I. 105/1 g has a fold to each plate; these lock upon each other. 1882 S. F. A. Caulfeild & B. C. Saward Dict. Needlework 212/1 Folds. The draping produced by Pleating or Gathering at the waist of a skirt; or the flat plaits on any part of a skirt, bodice, or sleeve, secured at each end to the dress to keep them in place. < as lemmas |
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