Un*fold" (?), v. t. [AS. unfealdan.
See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]
1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as,
to unfold a tablecloth.
Unfold thy forehead gathered into
frowns.
Herbert.
2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay
open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by
successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate;
to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the
principles of a science.
Unfold the passion of my love.
Shak.
3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to
unfold sheep.
Un*fold", v. i. To open; to expand; to
become disclosed or developed.
The wind blows cold
While the morning doth unfold.
J. Fletcher.
Un*fold" (?), v. t. [AS. unfealdan.
See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]
1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as,
to unfold a tablecloth.
Unfold thy forehead gathered into
frowns.
Herbert.
2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay
open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by
successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate;
to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the
principles of a science.
Unfold the passion of my love.
Shak.
3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to
unfold sheep.
Un*fold", v. i. To open; to expand; to
become disclosed or developed.
The wind blows cold
While the morning doth unfold.
J. Fletcher.
