FOLDING

Fold″ing (?), n. 1. 1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication.
The lower foldings of the vest. Addison. 2. 2. (Agric.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land, etc.
Folding boat, a portable boat made by stretching canvas, etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by tourists, etc. Ham. Nav. Encyc. Folding chair, a chair which may be shut up compactly for carriage or stowage; a camp chair. — Folding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges.