[three-fohld] 
| a unit of stage scenery consisting of three flats hinged together. |
[three-fohld] | 1. | comprising three parts, members, or aspects; triple: a threefold program. |
| 2. | three times as great or as much; treble: a threefold return on an investment. |
| 3. | in threefold manner or measure; trebly. |
| threefold | |
adjective | |
| 1. | three times as great or many; "a claim for treble (or triple) damages"; "a threefold increase" [syn: treble] |
| 2. | having more than one decidedly dissimilar aspects or qualities; "a double (or dual) role for an actor"; "the office of a clergyman is twofold; public preaching and private influence"- R.W.Emerson; "every episode has its double and treble meaning"-Frederick Harrison [syn: double] |
adverb | |
| 1. | by a factor of three; "our rent increased threefold in the past five years" |
