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Folding (process)

Scope note

Bending something over upon itself, as cloth or paper. For the parts bent over upon each other, use "folds"; for resulting ridges, use "creases." To describe objects designed to fold into a compact form, use "folding (attribute)."

This term has 15 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique

Getty AAT term number

3000247923

Broader Terms used

bending

Equivalent Terms used

folded

Created

12yrs ago

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