unfold

Definitions

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

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep called?
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