enfold
verbEtymology
Alteration of earlier infold, from Middle English infolden, equivalent to en- + fold.
- inherited from infolden
Definitions
To envelop and wrap up something.
- In words, like weeds, I’ll wrap me o’er, Like coarsest clothes against the cold: But that large grief which these enfold Is given in outline and no more.
To clasp with the arms
To clasp with the arms; embrace.
- Prais’d be the fathomless universe, / For life and joy, and for objects and knowledge curious, / And for love, sweet love—but praise! praise! praise! / For the sure-enwinding arms of cool-enfolding death.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at enfold. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at enfold. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
6 hops · closes at enfold
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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