different between bifold vs wallet

English

Etymology

bi- +? -fold

Adjective

bifold (not comparable)

1. Twofold, double.
2. Of two kinds.
   • , Act V, Scene II, page 77:

     O madne??e of di?cour?e, / That cau?e ?ets vp with and again?t it ?elfe, / By-fould authority : where rea?on can reuolte / Without perdition, and lo??e a??ume all rea?on, / Without reuolt.

Noun

bifold (plural bifolds)

1. (carpentry) A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other.
2. A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center.
3. A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book.
4. A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.

English

Etymology

From Middle English walet (“bag, knapsack”), of uncertain origin. Possibly from an assumed Old Northern French *walet (“roll; bag; knapsack”), from Proto-Germanic *wal- (“to roll”). More at walk, well, wallow.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?w?l?t/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?w?l?t/, /?w?l?t/
• Rhymes: -?l?t

Noun

wallet (plural wallets)

1. A small case, often flat and often made of leather, for keeping money (especially paper money), credit cards, etc.

   The thief stole all the money and credit cards out of the old man's wallet.

2. (by extension, informal) A person's bank account or assets.

   It's unknown if the pro running back's recent sex scandal will hit him in the wallet or not.

3. A thick case or folder with plastic sleeves in which compact discs may be stored.

   I won an auction online for a cheap CD wallet.

4. (archaic) A bag or pouch.

   He brought with him a large wallet with some provisions for the road.

5. (slang) A person's buttocks (the area of the body nearest where one keeps one's wallet).

   He fell down and landed on his wallet.

Synonyms

• billfold
• pocketbook

Translations

See also

• purse
• scrip

Anagrams

• Atwell, Etwall, all wet

German

Verb

wallet

1. second-person plural subjunctive I of wallen