Definitions
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- adjective Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
interfold . - adjective
Intertwined ;interlocked ;clasped together.
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Examples
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The woody and interfolded structures of the stems and leaf bases are extremely strong.
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Burnett laughed heartlessly, hauling forth his apparel with a refined cruelty which took careful heed of possible interfolded shoes or cravats.
The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Anne Warner 1891
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Here he was received by the high-priest, and with their hands mutually interfolded, one upon the other, he vowed to renounce, then and there, the world with all its cares and temptations, and to observe with obedience the doctrines of Buddha.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Anna Harriette Leonowens 1874
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Here he was received by the high-priest, and with their hands mutually interfolded, one upon the other, he vowed to renounce, then and there, the world with all its cares and temptations, and to observe with obedience the doctrines of Buddha.
The English Governess at the Siamese Court Leonowens, Anna H 1870
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