Word Meanings - BIPLICATE - Book Publishers vocabulary database
Twice folded together. Henslow.
Related words: (words related to BIPLICATE)
- FOLDLESS
Having no fold. Milman. - FOLD
falten, Icel. falda, Dan. folde, Sw. fålla, Goth. fal, cf. Gr.pu a 1. To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter. As a vesture shalt thou fold them up. Heb. i. 12. 2. - FOLDER
One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike instrument used for folding paper. - TWICE
see -wards), twie, AS. twiges, twiwa; akin to twi- two, G. 1. Two times; once and again. He twice essayed to cast his son in gold. Dryden. 2. Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum; he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor. - TOGETHER
togædre, togadere; to to + gador together. *29. See To, prep., and 1. In company or association with respect to place or time; as, to live together in one house; to live together in the same age; they walked together to the town. Soldiers can - FOLDING
The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc. Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Folding chairFolding door, one of two or more - FOLDAGE
See FALDAGE - FOLDEROL
Nonsense. - MANIFOLD
1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! Ps. civ. 24. I know your manifold transgressions. Amos v. 12. 2. Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to qualify - EIGHTFOLD
Eight times a quantity. - INFOLD
1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve. Gilded tombs do worms infold. Shak. Infold his limbs in bands. Blackmore. 2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace. Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee, And hold - MILLIFOLD
Thousandfold. Davies . - UNFOLDER
One who, or that which, unfolds. - MULTIFOLD
Many times doubled; manifold; numerous. - FIVEFOLD
In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated; quintuple. - FOURFOLD
Four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division. He snall restore the lamb fourfold. 2 Sam. xii. 6. - UNFOLDMENT
The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris. - BIFOLD
Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc. Shak. - SIXFOLD
Six times repeated; six times as much or as many. - SEVENFOLD
Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to seven times the size or amount. "Sevenfold rage." Milton. - UNBLINDFOLD
To free from that which blindfolds. Spenser. - UNFOLD
1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert. 2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or - THREEFOLD
Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as, threefold justice. A threefold cord is not quickly broken. Eccl. iv. 12. - TENFOLD
In tens; consisting of ten in one; ten times repeated. The grisly Terror . . . grew tenfold More dreadful and deform. Milton.