ac·cor·di·on-fold

[uh-kawr-dee-uhn-fohld]
verb (used with object)
to fold into pleats resembling the bellows of an accordion: to make a fan by accordion-folding a sheet of paper.
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Accordion-fold the paper beginning at one end until the entire taped piece is folded.
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