"I have good news and bad news," the defense lawyer says to his client.
"Whats the bad news?"
The lawyer says, "Your blood matches the DNA found at the murder scene."
"Dammit!" cries the client. "What"s the good news?"
"Well," the lawyer says, "Your cholesterol is down to 140."
suffix forming adjectives and adverbs from cardinal numbers, meaning: 1 in an amount multiplied by (repaid tenfold).
- with so many parts (threefold blessing). [originally = ‘folded in so many layers’]
- —v. - a bend or close (a flexible thing) over upon itself. B (foll. By back, over, down) bend part of (a thing) (fold down the flap).
- become or be able to be folded.
- (foll. By away, up) make compact by folding.
- (often foll. By up) colloq. Collapse, cease to function.
- enfold (esp. Fold in the arms or to the breast).
- (foll. By about, round) clasp (the arms).
- (foll. By in) mix (an ingredient with others) gently. —n. - folding.
- line made by folding.
- folded part.
- hollow among hills.
- curvature of geological strata.
- —n. - = *sheepfold.
- religious group or congregation. —v. Enclose (sheep) in a fold. [old english]
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