2 entries under this word

Manifold

Măn'i-fōld, a.

adjective

a. [Eng. many and fold, A-S. maneg-feald, menigfeald.] 1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied. O Lord, how manifold are thy works! Ps. civ. 24. I know your manifold transgressions. Amos v. 12. 2. Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; — used to qualify nouns in the singular number; as, the manifold wisdom of God, or his manifold grace. Eph. iii. 10. 1 Pet. iv. 10.

Măn'i-fōld, v. t.

verbtransitive

[imp. & p. p. MANIFOLDED; p. pr. & vb. n. MANIFOLDING.]

  1. To double or fold in many complications or thicknesses.
  2. To take many copies of, by a mechanical process; to multiply, as copies of a written account.