enfolding

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en·fold

 (ĕn-fōld′)
tr.v. en·fold·ed, en·fold·ing, en·folds
1. To cover with or as if with folds; envelop.
2. To hold within limits; enclose.
3. To embrace.
en·fold′er n.
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Noun1.enfolding - the action of enfolding something
involution
change of shape - an action that changes the shape of something
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The touch of the sea is sensuous, enfolding the body in its soft, close embrace.
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Steward was a god who was kind, who loved him with voice and lip, who loved him with touch of hand, rub of nose, or enfolding arm.
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Never had the old gray-green house among its enfolding orchards known a blither, merrier afternoon.
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The same instant he was aware of a dark enfolding shadow passing over him, and, with a shudder of fear, he jumped back.
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But her father cheered her, and said at last, gently disengaging himself from her enfolding arms, "Take her, Charles!
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"My darling!" cried his mother, enfolding him in her fat arms.
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The thoughtful liner notes are especially recommended, as they express soul-searching emotions swept within the music's enfolding soundscape.
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Was there, in that long silent fall, The enfolding embrace of eternity's call?
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For this capability of the enfolding, they usually are fixed to the femur by suspensory mechanisms, which are superior to other methods of fixation to bone (6).
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THE Coventry artist and sculptor behind The Enfolding, the statue that stands proudly outside The Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, has died.
Love, comfort & peace is artist's enduring legacy
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