refoldv.

Brit.

/riːˈfəʊld/, U.S.

/ˌriˈfoʊld/

Forms: see re- prefix and fold v.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, fold v.¹

Etymology: < re- prefix + fold v.¹

1. transitive. To fold (esp. paper, fabric, etc.) again.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > fold [verb (transitive)] > again

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1594 S. Daniel Trag. Cleopatra in Wks. (1717) 293 And having ended, with a Sigh refolds Thy Letter up.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Riduplicare To redouble or refold.

1706 tr. L. Verduc Manner curing Fractures xxvii. 114 in tr. A. Belloste Hosp. Surgeon (ed. 2) Fold the Linen first in two, then fold it a second time into four, and a third time re-fold it angular Ways.

1800 W. H. Ireland Rimualdo II. ii. 88 After a while the Marques refolded the paper, then slowly traversed the cell several times with an unsteady step.

1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xi. lx. 342 Having mastered its contents, the captain refolded and placed it where he found it.

1905 W. Boyle Building Fund iii. 47 MacSweeney hands paper to O'Callaghan, who unfolds it, looks at it, re-folds it, and takes up a cup of tea.

1979 Precambrian Res. 10 101 A southward plunging F₃ antiform through Big Island refolds the F₂ Tilt Cove syncline.

1996 S. Heaney Spirit Level 14 Death walked out past her like a dust-faced coalman Refolding body-bags.

2. intransitive. To fold again; to return to a folded state.

ΚΠ

1788 P. Degravers Compl. Treat. Human Eye (ed. 2) 27 The vascularity of the pia mater,..together with its considerable extent and circumvolutions round the brain, between which it manifestly folds and refolds again and again.

1888 C. C. Starbuck tr. St. Augustine Soliloquies i, in P. Schaff Sel. Libr. Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers VIII. 538/2 The mighty orbs of time, folding and refolding upon themselves.

1918 D. H. Lawrence New Poems 55 She drooped like a fern Refolding, she slipped to the floor.

1965 Science 12 Mar. 1257/1 An understanding of how these molecules unfold during plastic deformation and how they refold during annealing and recrystallization.

1994 J. Glover To Niagara Frontier 51 Will the cracked leather bellows re-fold?

Derivatives

reˈfolded adj.

ΚΠ

1834 London Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 202/1 The opening is scarcely more than four or five lines in diameter; its edges thin and sharp, and formed by the refolded peritoneum.

1914 Geogr. Jrnl. 43 728 Photographs... (49) Folded and refolded strata.

2007 R. R. Burgess in R. A. Meyers Proteins II. xxi. 644/2 Under these conditions, the concentration of sticky, partially refolded material is lower.

reˈfolding n.

ΚΠ

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Ripiego A refolding vp againe.

1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 78/2 She witnesses..the inking of the seedy coat, the refolding of the worn cravat—all the manœuvres, in short, resorted to by the shabby-genteel.

1885 N.Y.'s Great Industries (Edwards & Critten) (new ed.) 206 Special features of the business are bailing by steam and hydraulic pressure, and the refolding and cutting of dry goods into dress lengths.

1923 Burlington Mag. Apr. 169/1 The voluminous folding and re-folding of elaborate draperies.

1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 4106/2 Removal of N-terminal sequences may severely disrupt the refolding of denatured proteins.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	refold
释义	refoldv. Brit. /riːˈfəʊld/, U.S. /ˌriˈfoʊld/ Forms: see re- prefix and fold v.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: re- prefix, fold v.¹ Etymology: < re- prefix + fold v.¹ 1. transitive. To fold (esp. paper, fabric, etc.) again. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > folding or folded condition > fold [verb (transitive)] > again refold1594 1594 S. Daniel Trag. Cleopatra in Wks. (1717) 293 And having ended, with a Sigh refolds Thy Letter up. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Riduplicare To redouble or refold. 1706 tr. L. Verduc Manner curing Fractures xxvii. 114 in tr. A. Belloste Hosp. Surgeon (ed. 2) Fold the Linen first in two, then fold it a second time into four, and a third time re-fold it angular Ways. 1800 W. H. Ireland Rimualdo II. ii. 88 After a while the Marques refolded the paper, then slowly traversed the cell several times with an unsteady step. 1852 R. S. Surtees Mr. Sponge's Sporting Tour xi. lx. 342 Having mastered its contents, the captain refolded and placed it where he found it. 1905 W. Boyle Building Fund iii. 47 MacSweeney hands paper to O'Callaghan, who unfolds it, looks at it, re-folds it, and takes up a cup of tea. 1979 Precambrian Res. 10 101 A southward plunging F₃ antiform through Big Island refolds the F₂ Tilt Cove syncline. 1996 S. Heaney Spirit Level 14 Death walked out past her like a dust-faced coalman Refolding body-bags. 2. intransitive. To fold again; to return to a folded state. ΚΠ 1788 P. Degravers Compl. Treat. Human Eye (ed. 2) 27 The vascularity of the pia mater,..together with its considerable extent and circumvolutions round the brain, between which it manifestly folds and refolds again and again. 1888 C. C. Starbuck tr. St. Augustine Soliloquies i, in P. Schaff Sel. Libr. Nicene & Post-Nicene Fathers VIII. 538/2 The mighty orbs of time, folding and refolding upon themselves. 1918 D. H. Lawrence New Poems 55 She drooped like a fern Refolding, she slipped to the floor. 1965 Science 12 Mar. 1257/1 An understanding of how these molecules unfold during plastic deformation and how they refold during annealing and recrystallization. 1994 J. Glover To Niagara Frontier 51 Will the cracked leather bellows re-fold? Derivatives reˈfolded adj. ΚΠ 1834 London Med. & Surg. Jrnl. 202/1 The opening is scarcely more than four or five lines in diameter; its edges thin and sharp, and formed by the refolded peritoneum. 1914 Geogr. Jrnl. 43 728 Photographs... (49) Folded and refolded strata. 2007 R. R. Burgess in R. A. Meyers Proteins II. xxi. 644/2 Under these conditions, the concentration of sticky, partially refolded material is lower. reˈfolding n. ΚΠ 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words at Ripiego A refolding vp againe. 1852 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. July 78/2 She witnesses..the inking of the seedy coat, the refolding of the worn cravat—all the manœuvres, in short, resorted to by the shabby-genteel. 1885 N.Y.'s Great Industries (Edwards & Critten) (new ed.) 206 Special features of the business are bailing by steam and hydraulic pressure, and the refolding and cutting of dry goods into dress lengths. 1923 Burlington Mag. Apr. 169/1 The voluminous folding and re-folding of elaborate draperies. 1990 EMBO Jrnl. 9 4106/2 Removal of N-terminal sequences may severely disrupt the refolding of denatured proteins. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < v.1594
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