What does "unfold" mean?

Unfold: 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 science. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.

Additional senses

  1. 2.To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
  2. 3.To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.

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