# trifold
## English
### Etymology

From tri- +‎ -fold.

### Adjective

trifold (not comparable)
* threefold
* Of a mirror: having three reflective surfaces hinged together.

### Noun

trifold (plural trifolds)
* Any sheet of paper or cardboard, folded into three sections along two parallel creases and used to present information, typically as a brochure or display board.
** 1993, Funworld - Volume 9, page 169:Are saddlestitched double-fold brochures more effective than simple trifolds?
** 2002, Karen Kellaher, Story Writing: Grades 2-3, →ISBN, page 26:Before moving on to other aspects of story writing, have students create Character-Plot-Setting trifolds with ready-to-use tips on developing these three vital story elements.
** 2005, Wendy Saul, Beyond the Science Fair: Creating a Kids' Inquiry Conference, page 5:That is, there is no pressure on parents to create high-end trifolds. Every student who puts in the effort gets to shine.
** 2013, Ask a Tech Teacher, How to Achieve the Common Core with Tech: Writing Strand, →ISBN, page 43:How does a trifold help student organize thinking so communication is clearer?
** 2014, International Monetary Fund. Fiscal Affairs Dept, Bolivia: Fiscal Transparency Assessment, →ISBN:Cards, bifolds and trifolds with information on public finances, debt, municipal finances, and other economic issues.
* A wallet with three equal-sized sections that fold together.
** 1976, Clothes - Volume 11, Issues 16-24, page 61:Trifolds and credit card hip wallets have been interchangeably in the second slot for several seasons, and this Christmas it appeared that trifold sales edged ahead by a nose.
** 1978, Men's Wear - Volume 176, page 33:A Dante spokesman estimated about 10 percent of the increase was attributable to higher prices. Best selling items were flatfolds and trifolds.
** 1998 July, Robert Frick, “What Your Wallet Says About You”, in Kiplinger's Personal Finance, volume 52, number 7, page 97:A 1996 survey showed that men under age 20 buy three times as many trifolds as bifolds. So a trifold wallet becomes a habit, even after it has expanded to the size and shape of a jumbo bar of soap.
* Anything folded into thirds to resemble a trifold.
** 1974, Spectrum - Volumes 50-51, page 26:Three plywood portable trifolds covered with burlap were assembled with hinges to divide the room at the pleasure of the displayers.
** 1976, George Miller, Dorothy B. Ryan, Dorothy Miller, Picture postcards in the United States, 1893-1918, page 149:Panoramic cards (two cards, folded) and trifolds (three cards) were occasionally issued in the Photochrome series and are rare finds today.
** 1990, Rebecca Wittman, Brightwork: The Art of Finishing Wood, →ISBN, page 145:For handsanding detail areas, fold sandpaper quarters into trifolds.
** 2008, Chefs Association of the Pacific Coast, Inc., The Culinarian - Volume 53, page 9:Holding strictly to the highest classical French standards, Grand Marque® Pate Feuilletee is made with 6 trifolds, yielding 1459 alternating layers of dough and Plugra® butter.
** 2009, Niama Leslie Williams, Joseph William Massey, Joseph's Story, →ISBN, page 145:I close the door behind me and let the tears ride down my cheeks as I make trifolds of underwear, sheets and towels.
** 2012, Chris Pavone, The Expats, →ISBN:There was a steel napkin dispenser, the napkins themselves those little trifolds that manage to be both flimsy and sturdy at the same time, which seems impossible, but is not.

### Anagrams

* Tilford