fold

Everyday

1. To fold is to bend paper or cloth so one part lies over another. tree →
2. To fold your arms is to cross them over your chest. tree →
3. A fold is a line or crease made by folding. tree →
4. A fold is also a pen for sheep. tree →
5. To fold can mean a business closes. tree →
6. Fold can be added to a number to mean that many times over, as in twofold, which means double. tree →

In the lessons

folding paper in half again and again doubles the layers and halves the size; in maths: a fold line can be a line of symmetry; in art: origami is folding paper into shapes; in everyday life: folding clothes, a folding chair; phrases: «fold in half», «fold up», «fold your arms», «-fold» (threefold = 3 times)

Examples

• Fold the paper in half. tree →
• She folds 20 shirts. tree →
• After 3 folds there are 8 layers. tree →
• Fold the square into 4 equal parts. tree →
• Fold the paper along the line of symmetry. tree →
• We folded paper cranes in art class. tree →
• He folded his arms and frowned. tree →
• Please fold your clothes and put them away. tree →
• The shepherd brought the sheep back to the fold. tree →
• Planudes has been exposed to a two-fold accusation. tree →

Note

Each fold in half doubles the layers: 2, 4, 8 … Trap: it is not adding 2 each time. A fold line that makes two matching halves is a line of symmetry. «Twofold», «threefold» mean 2 times, 3 times as much.

In Jewish tradition

It means a pen for sheep. The tribes of Reuben and Gad built folds for their flocks.

Interpretation. Reuben and Gad asked to settle east of the Jordan for their flocks. Moses agreed if they would still help conquer the land.

Examples

• Issachar is a large-boned ass, couching down between the sheep-folds. (Torah GEN.49.14, JPS 1917) tree →
• and Beth-nimrah, and Beth-haran; fortified cities, and folds for sheep. (Torah NUM.32.36, JPS 1917) tree →
• Build you cities for your little ones, and folds for your sheep; and do that which hath proceeded out of your mouth.' (Torah NUM.32.24, JPS 1917) tree →
• And the sea-coast shall be pastures, even meadows for shepherds, and folds for flocks. (Prophets ZEP.2.6, JPS 1917) tree →
• I will take no bullock out of thy house, nor he-goats out of thy folds. (Writings PSA.50.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• 'Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep' — (Writings PRO.6.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Each fold in half doubles the layers: 2, 4, 8 … Trap: it is not adding 2 each time. A fold line that makes two matching halves is a line of symmetry. «Twofold», «threefold» mean 2 times, 3 times as much.