infold
Example Sentences
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His back and breast Well-temper'd steel and scaly brass invest: The cuishes which his brawny thighs infold Are mingled metal damask'd o'er with gold.
From The Aeneid English by Virgil
That is— Oh! lest my son should suffer cold, Him in his father’s coat infold, Lest cold should seize my darling fair, For her, her mother’s robe prepare.
From Welsh Folk-Lore a Collection of the Folk-Tales and Legends of North Wales by Elias Owen
He saw the dark eyes grow soft with good thoughts; he saw the silent, proud defiance die out of the beautiful face; the lips quivered, sweet humility seemed to fall over her and infold her.
From Love Works Wonders A Novel by Charlotte M. Brame
The poet must hasten on, he must infold and bind together, he must be direct and synthetic in every act.
From Whitman A Study by John Burroughs
Be wholly good to us, just as of old: As a pleased father, let thine arms infold Us, homed within the haven of thy love, And all the cheer and wholesomeness thereof.
From Afterwhiles by James Whitcomb Riley
