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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

foldup en · ADJ

Etymology

Deverbal from fold up.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of fold-up.
    alt of fold-up
    • A storage wall supports a desk, two drawers, two shelves, a bookcase, a reading light, a foldup table and the bed frame. 2007 November 30, Wendy Moonan, “From City to City, 20th-Century Art and Furniture”, in New York Times:

foldup en · NOUN

Etymology

Deverbal from fold up.

Meanings

  1. (alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of fold-up.
    alt of fold-up
    • Judy was attracted to Mesa Flats Resort primarily because of the ballroom, which could be converted into a performance venue with stage and lighting. Granted the chairs were fold-ups, the stage was small with only one dressing room, […] 2015, George T. Lindsey, Mesa Flats Resort Predators and Politics, page 56:
    • A card table, three foldups, the bulging single bed, and an ice chest served as furniture. 2002, Gary Paul Nabhan, The Desert Smells Like Rain: A Naturalist in O'Odham Country, page 30:

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