Fold

What “Fold” means

Verb

1. To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself.
2. To make the proper arrangement (in a thin material) by bending.
3. To draw or coil (one’s arms, a snake’s body, etc.) around something so as to enclose or embrace it.
4. To stir (semisolid ingredients) gently, with an action as if folding over a solid.
5. To become folded; to form folds.

Noun

1. An act of folding.
2. An act of folding.
3. That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops.
4. That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops.
5. That which is folded together, or which enfolds or envelops.

Noun

1. A pen or enclosure for sheep or other domestic animals.
2. Any enclosed piece of land belonging to a farm or mill; yard, farmyard.
3. An enclosure or dwelling generally.
4. A group of sheep or goats, particularly those kept in a given enclosure.
5. Home, family.

Verb

1. To confine (animals) in a fold, to pen in.
2. To include in a spiritual ‘flock’ or group of the saved, etc.
3. To place sheep on (a piece of land) in order to manure it.

Where the word comes from

The verb is from Middle English folden, from Old English fealdan, from Proto-West Germanic *falþan, from Proto-Germanic *falþaną (“to fold”), from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“to fold”). Cognate with Dutch vouwen, German falten. The noun is from Middle English folde, falde, itself derived from the verb.

The noun is from Middle English fold, fald, from Old English fald, falæd, falod (“fold, stall, stable, cattle-pen”), from Proto-West Germanic *falud, from Proto-Germanic *faludaz (“enclosure”). Akin to Scots fald, fauld (“an enclosure for livestock”), Dutch vaalt (“dung heap”), Middle Low German valt, vālt (“an inclosed space, a yard”), Danish fold (“pen for herbivorous livestock”), Swedish fålla (“corral, pen, pound”). The verb is from Late Middle English fooldyn, itself derived from the noun.

Business name ideas with “Fold”

Industries where “Fold” fits

We suggest this word for 4 business types and industries, including:

• Dry Cleaner
• Laundromat
• Coin-Operated Laundries and Drycleaners
• Drycleaning and Laundry Services (except Coin-Operated)