Infolded

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Enclosed or wrapped inward, often referring to something folded or curled inside itself
2. Folded inward or wrapped within, describing an object or material that is tucked or enveloped internally
3. Pressed or bent toward the inside so that parts cover or surround an inner area

Etymology: "Infolded" is simply "infold" in its past form, and the verb itself is a plain English compound: the prefix "in-", meaning inward, joined to "fold". Its ancestry runs back to Old English, where "in" and "fealdan" (to fold) were already separate words that combined only later in the Middle English period, when "infolden" appeared. The "fold" half traces to Proto-Germanic "falþanąz", a root that gave English both the verb and the noun "fold" as a bending or doubling of cloth or land. Attaching "in-" turned that sense of doubling into one of wrapping something inward, so a leaf might infold a flower bud, or a cloak might infold a traveller.

Synonyms: folded, enfolded, wrapped, enclosed, imploded

Antonyms: unfolded, opened, spread, exposed, revealed