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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information)
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-fold OE.
-f(e)ald = OS.
-fald (Du.
-voud), (O)HG.
-falt, ON.
-faldr, Goth.
-falþs, Gmc. terminal el. rel. to
FOLD2 and equiv. to Gr.
-paltos,
-plasios, and more remotely with
-plo- in Gr.
haplóos single,
diplóos double (L.
duplus); appended to cardinal numerals and adjs. meaning ‘many’, orig. with the sense ‘folded in two, etc., folds’, ‘plaited in so many strands’. In OE. the adjs. were already used as sbs. and advs.
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 "Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)")
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FOR FOLDS, 88 KEYS BEATS SIX STRINGS; PIANO MAN'S UNUSUAL TRIO LEANS ON WIT.(L.A. LIFE)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 6/13/1997; 700+ words
; ...Could Care Less,'' singer-pianist Ben Folds obviously likes to drop a pinch of humor...conversational self into the songs as possible,'' Folds said. ``I mean, I've laughed at funerals...received international attention, the Ben Folds Five - it's really a trio - is back with...
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Ben Folds sure to provide an interesting evening at Central
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 4/25/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...HERALD-REPUBLIC The first time I heard Ben Folds, he just about ruined my evening. I...on the steering wheel, heart aching as Folds finished the song, which is about taking...Ever Amen" the next day. This time, Folds and his former bandmates Darren Jessee...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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BEN FOLDS FIVE A TRIO COMING TO BOGIE'S.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 1/17/1996; 700+ words
; ...from here to there, with your hosts, Ben Folds Five. First, take off one or more of...use it as its own leverage,'' Ben Folds says from a pay phone at a truck stop near...The baby grand Baldwin, which Folds bought on credit about two years ago...
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 "The Capital Times (Madison, WI)")
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FOLDS' SHOW ANYTHING BUT A SOLO.(77 SQUARE)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 10/31/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...Overture Hall, the audience at the Ben Folds show apparently came disguised as the cast...Enthusiastic singalongs are one thing, but Folds' fans take audience participation to a...four-part harmonies by an arm-waving Folds. They sounded just fabulous in the acoustics...
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Ben Folds is the antithesis of overtly rebellious rock bands, but the prankster's songwriting style disguises as much as it gives away
Newspaper article from: Scotland on Sunday; 8/19/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...to tread carefully when interviewing Ben Folds. The thirtysomething musician and singer used to be in a band called the Ben Folds Five and one of their favourite methods...memorable incident, they planted a Ben Folds ringer to be interviewed by a German radio...
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Ben Folds Finds A 'Way To Normal'
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 11/17/2008; ; 612 words
; ...NPR Morning Edition 11-17-2008 Ben Folds Finds A 'Way To Normal' Host: STEVE...INSKEEP, host: The American songwriter Ben Folds has a new album called "Way to Normal," and NPR's Vince Pearson says it showcases Folds' talent for songs about breakups. VINCE...
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BEN FOLDS FIVE RISES ABOVE THE TRADITIONAL ROCK CIRCLES BY JON MATSUMOTO ENTERTAINMENT NEWS SERVICE.(PREVIEW)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 6/4/1998; 700+ words
; ...your personal life,'' laments Ben Folds. ``If you ask a hundred musicians, they'll say the same thing.'' Folds knows all about the hardships of being...his rising pop-rock combo, Ben Folds Five, has been on the road nearly nonstop...
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Ben Folds Gets Closer To Gold on 'Silverman'
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/27/2005; ; 670 words
; Ben Folds's first solo album, "Rockin' the Suburbs," had the dual...all that different from the albums that pianist-frontman Folds used to make with his old trio, Ben Folds Five, except that it had guitars and felt like it went on...
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FOLDS PROVES DORKS CAN BE A LOT OF FUN.(METRO)
Newspaper article from: The Capital Times (Madison, WI); 3/13/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Capital Times Isn't rock pianist Ben Folds supposed to be a card-carrying member...as subsequent ones do)? Yet there was Folds, throwing every inch of his wiry self...testament to his boundless energy, it was Folds' second appearance in the venue in six...
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Ben Folds Goes A Cappella, With Help
Transcript from: NPR Weekend All Things Considered; 4/26/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...All Things Considered 04-26-2009 Ben Folds Goes A Cappella, With Help Host: JACKI...PM Play Audio JACKI LYDEN, host: Ben Folds first got the country to sing along with...Sound bite of song, "Brick") Mr. BEN FOLDS (Singer/Songwriter): (Singing) 6...
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Folds, Ben
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ben Folds Singer, songwriter, pianist Ben Folds was one of the first commercially successful artists to give...1990s. The son of a carpenter father and a painter mother, Ben Folds formed a trio consisting of a piano, bass, and drums that...
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folds and folding
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
...and 3). Because most folds look different from one...necessary to distinguish fold appearances (Fig. 3...fold is the hinge zone or fold nose. The portions of...hinge zones of adjacent folds are fold limbs . The inner arc of...
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Folds
Book article from: World of Earth Science
...horizontal is called the plunge of a fold. Folds plunge gently when this angle...layer is constant around the fold. In similar folds, layer thicknesses measured...intrude dilatational sites along fold hinges. Folds also provide geologists with...
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Ben Folds Five
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
Ben Folds Five Alternative rock band For...NC; released debut album Ben Folds Five on independent label Caroline...he teamed with in 1993. Ben Fold Five played its debut show at...generating label interest just before Folds was set to graduate. Band Lands...
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fold
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...plunges or emerges as the fold tapers off to a plane...synclinal structures. Folds are commonly formed at...are eroded limbs of folds. The nature of the original fold can generally be determined...other, an anticline. Folds on a grand scale, extending...
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