FOLDING


Meaning of FOLDING in English

I. adjective

Etymology: Middle English, from present participle of folden to fold — more at fold (to bend)

1. : capable of being folded up : collapsible

folding chair

folding table

folding screen

folding camera

2. of paper and boards

a. : safely foldable

b. : designed to be folded

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, action of penning livestock, from gerund of folden to fold — more at fold (to pen)

Britain : rotation grazing ; specifically : short-time intensive grazing of small areas of arable crops on which animals are confined by a portable fence

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