Fold

DEFINITION

Bend or double over upon itself.<br><br>To bend over so that one part overlaps another part, moving from an extended to a closed position. Or, the act or an instance of folding ? a line, layer, pleat, or crease formed by folding.Examples: Egypt, c. 1365-1349 BCE (reign of Amenhotep IV-Akhenaton, 18th Dynasty), Body of Nefertiti (?), crystallised red sandstone, height 29 cm, Louvre. The ample but finely chiselled forms give it its originality. The generous proportions of the lower body are emphasized by the radiating folds of the costume, finely carved in red sandstone. often seen in representations of drapery.