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unfold
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unfold \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. [1913 Webster] Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. --Herbert. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Unfold the passion of my love. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. i.
To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
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The wind blows cold
While the morning doth unfold. --J. Fletcher.
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