Bifold

Quick meaning: Bifold is an adjective meaning Twofold, double.

Meaning

Twofold, double.

More Meanings

1. Of two kinds.
2. A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center.
3. A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book.
4. A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.
5. (carpentry) A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other.

Example Sentences

Wood-finished insulative shutters set as bifolds at the window.

The doors to the left were bifolds and opened into a long living room.

Cards, bifolds and trifolds with information on public finances, debt, municipal finances, and other economic issues.

Although bifolds are typically sold in kits where the doors are already hinged together, they're a little fussier than sliders or twins.

Word Forms

• bifolds

Synonyms for bifold

Depending on context, synonyms include folded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include folded, bifarious, twifold, biplicate, twinfold, double.

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