Emily Dickinson Lexicon

UN-FOLD', v.t.

1. To open folds; to expand; to spread out.
2. To open any thing covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to disclose; to reveal; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science.
3. To declare; to tell; to disclose. Unfold the passion of my love. Shak.
4. To display; as, to unfold the works of creation.
5. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep. Shak.