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Webster 1913 Edition
Unfold
1.
To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out;
as, to
. unfold
a tableclothUnfold
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 scienceUnfold
the passion of my love. Shakespeare
3.
To release from a fold or pen;
as, to
. unfold
sheepUn-fold′
,Verb.
I.
To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
The wind blows cold
While the morning doth
While the morning doth
unfold
. J. Fletcher.
Webster 1828 Edition
Unfold
UNFOLD
, v.t1.
To open folds; to expand; to spread out.2.
To open any thing covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to disclose; to reveal; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science.3.
To declare; to tell; to disclose.Unfold the passion of my love.
4.
To display; as, to unfold the works of creation.5.
To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.