Un*fold" (?), v. t. [AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t.]
1.
To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth.
Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns.
Herbert.
2.
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.
3.
To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
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Un*fold", v. i.
To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
The wind blows cold
While the morning doth unfold.
J. Fletcher.
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