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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 thee to my heart. (Shak)

Origin: Pref. In- in _ fold

alternative forms: enfold.