[ noun ] the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface <noun.process> the invagination of the blastula
Infold \In*fold"\ (?n-f?ld"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infolded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Infolding}.] [Pref. in- in + fold.] [Written also {enfold}.] 1. To wrap up or cover with folds; to envelop; to inwrap; to inclose; to involve.
Gilded tombs do worms infold. --Shak.
Infold his limbs in bands. --Blackmore.
2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.
Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee, And hold thee to my heart. --Shak.