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foldover

foldover adjective: having one component that folds over the top of another.

Adjective

foldover (not comparable)

  1. Having one component that folds over the top of another.
    • Or the Timeless Bracelet, designed by Ina Seifart: a link-style watchband with a traditional foldover clasp, it has no face at all, just an open spot where you would expect to see one.2007 October 28, Rob Walker, “Timeless Object”, in New York Times

Noun

foldover (plural foldovers)

  1. Any food prepared by folding, such as a calzone or apple turnover.
    • Assemble the foldovers and arrange them on a foil-lined cookie sheet; freeze until firm.2007, Pillsbury Holiday Baking, page 68

Forms of foldover

pluralfoldovers

Origin of foldover

From fold + over.

Words formed from foldover

Questions about foldover

What does foldover mean?
Foldover means having one component that folds over the top of another.
What part of speech is foldover?
Foldover can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near foldover in the dictionary

  1. foldopathy
  2. foldosome
  3. foldosomes
  4. foldout
  5. foldouts
  6. foldover
  7. foldover clip
  8. foldovers
  9. folds
  10. folds away
  11. folds down

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