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  • 21Enfold — En*fold , v. t. To infold. See {Infold}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 22To employ one's self — Employ Em*ploy , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Employed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Employing}.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into, infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicate}.] 1. To inclose; to… …

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  • 23invaginate — To ensheathe, infold, or insert a structure within itself or another. [L. in, in, + vagina, a sheath] * * * in·vag·i·nate in vaj ə .nāt vb, nat·ed; nat·ing vt 1) to cover or enclose (as within the body) 2) to fold in so that an outer becomes an… …

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  • 24apodeme — A cuticular, usually calcified invagination upon which muscles insert and which, itself, inserts by means of tough flexible cuticle onto that part of the skeleton which is moved by its muscles (Figs. 12, 13) [Warner, 1977]. Any cuticular ingrowth …

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  • 25enfold — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. envelop, enclose, encompass; embrace. See endearment, circumscription. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. envelop, wrap up, encase, enclose; see surround 1 , 2 , wrap 1 , 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v …

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  • 26envelop — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. cover, wrap, enshroud, enfold, surround, enclose, hide. See circumscription, covering. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. encompass, wrap up, cover, conceal; see enclose 1 , hide 1 , surround 2 , wrap 2 . III …

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  • 27invest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. endue, endow, clothe, array; surround, hem in, besiege, beleaguer; install, induct; dress, adorn; confer; spend. See clothing, power, commission, attack, purchase. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. put money… …

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  • 28wrap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. robe, shawl, serape, cloak, coat, cape, cover, wrapper, blanket. v. t. swathe, swaddle, clothe, cover, envelop, enclose; hide, muffle, conceal; fold, lap, wind; pack[age]. See covering, environment.… …

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  • 29enwrap — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb 1. To cover completely and closely, as with clothing or bandages: enfold, envelop, infold, invest, roll, swaddle, swathe, wrap, wrap up. See PUT ON. 2. To surround and cover completely so as to obscure: cloak, clothe,… …

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  • 30Comply — Com*ply , v. t. [See {comply}, v. i.] 1. To fulfill; to accomplish. [Obs.] Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See {Ply}.] To infold; to embrace. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Seemed to comply, Cloudlike, the daintie deitie. Herrick …

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