upfold

1 of 2

transitive verb

: to fold up

upfold

2 of 2

noun

: stratified rocks that are folded upward to a crest : anticline

Word History

Etymology

Transitive verb

Middle English upfolden, from up + folden to fold

Noun

up entry 2 + fold, noun

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