Folding

Part of speech: noun (n.)

1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a doubling; a plication. The lower foldings of the vest. Addison.

2. 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 chairFolding door, one of two or more doors filling a single and hung upon hinges.