Collocations for fold - noun
1. part of sth folded
ADJ.
billowing, loose, soft
billowing folds of clouds
billowing folds of clouds
deep, heavy | neat | vertical
VERB + FOLD
be hidden behind/by/in
The troops were hidden by the deep folds of the ground.
The troops were hidden by the deep folds of the ground.
fall in, hang in ~s
The fabric fell in soft folds. | His face hung in heavy folds.
The fabric fell in soft folds. | His face hung in heavy folds.
PREP.
in a/the ~
It was a solitary spot in a fold between two hills.
It was a solitary spot in a fold between two hills.
~ in
a fold in the land
a fold in the land
PHRASES
folds of flesh/skin
the loose folds of flesh under her chin
the loose folds of flesh under her chin
2. the fold: group of people who feel they belong
ADJ.
international | family | Anglican, Catholic, etc.
VERB + FOLD
join | leave | come back into/to, return to | be back in
The country is now firmly back in the international fold.
The country is now firmly back in the international fold.
bring sb (back) into/to
The indigenous people were brought into the Catholic fold.
The indigenous people were brought into the Catholic fold.
accept sb back into, welcome sb (back) into/to
His father finally accepted him back into the family fold.
His father finally accepted him back into the family fold.
PREP.
within a/the ~
opposing viewpoints within the Anglican fold
opposing viewpoints within the Anglican fold