unfold

n. The act of infolding; the state of being infolded. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ AS. unfealdan. See 1st Un-, and Fold, v. t. ] 1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to unfold a tablecloth. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. Herbert. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To open, as anything covered or close; to lay open to view or contemplation; to bring out in all the details, or by successive development; to display; to disclose; to reveal; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's designs; to unfold the principles of a science. [ 1913 Webster ]

Unfold the passion of my love. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed. [ 1913 Webster ]

The wind blows cold
While the morning doth unfold. J. Fletcher. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, unfolds. [ 1913 Webster ]