1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert.
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. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.
3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.
UNFOLD
Un*fold", v. i.
Defn: To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.
The wind blows cold While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher.
UNFOLDER
Un*fold"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, unfolds.
UNFOLDMENT
Un*fold"ment, n.
Defn: The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded.
The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. C. Morris.
UNFOOL
Un*fool", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + fool.]