Folding

Definitions

1. The action of folding; a fold.
   countable, uncountable
2. The keeping of sheep in enclosures on arable land, etc.
   countable, uncountable
3. Code folding: a source code display technique that can hide the contents of methods, classes, etc. for easier navigation.
   countable, uncountable
4. the deformation of the Earth's crust in response to slow lateral compression.
   countable, uncountable
5. Paper money, as opposed to coins.
   countable, slang, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“I have⟳ ſeen abundance of antique figures in Sculpture and Painting, with juſt the ſame turn⟳ in the lower foldings of the Veſt, when the perſon that wears it is in a poſture of tripping forward⟳.”

“Refrigerating the dough between rollings and foldings also makes the dough easy to handle⟳ and prevents the butter from becoming too soft.”

“He has written twelve of these fat sex and sword-play historical novels and every damn one of them has been on the best-seller lists. He must have⟳ made plenty of the folding.”

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