fold 2 
(fōld)
(fōld)n.
1. A fenced enclosure for livestock, especially sheep.
2. A flock of sheep.
3.
a. A group of people or institutions bound together by common beliefs and aims.
b. A religious congregation: The priest welcomed new parishioners into the fold.
tr.v. fold·ed, fold·ing, folds
To place or keep (sheep, for example) in a fenced enclosure.
[Middle English, from Old English fald.]
- bibliomaniacal
- bibliophil
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- bicarbonate
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- bice blue
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