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Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a twofold nature; a twofold sense; a twofold argument.

To free from that which blindfolds. Spenser.

To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.

One who, or that which, unfolds.

The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded. The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris.

From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across. Shak.

ither real or imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.

or poetical name for the embodiment of impenetrable hardness. Opposed the rocky orb Of tenfold adamant, his ample shield. Milton.

The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. Gray. [Spelt also estivation.]

A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel.

; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a single term.

The unfolding or dénouement. [R.] De Quincey.

y line in a plane figure which divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other part. -- Axis of the equator, ecliptic, horizon (or other circle considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies), the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicul…

oy consisting of four and a half ounces of zinc and one pound of copper. -- Bath note, a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches. -- Bath stone, a species of limestone (oölite) found near Bath, used for building.

n one form consisting of two leaves resting against each other at the top when raised and folding down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow parts in a river.

having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera. Beetle mite (Zoöl.), one of many species of mites, of the family Oribatidæ, parasitic on beetles. -- Black beetle, the common large black cockroach (Blatta orientalis).

stricted sense, one who receives Christ as his Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the gospel. Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all believers. Book of Com. Prayer.

Twofold; arranged in two rows.

The double part of a rope when folded, in distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil not including the ends; a loop.

Twofold; double. [R.] "Binal revenge, all this." Ford.