sevenfold

& adv. [A. S. seofon - feald.] A. As adjective: 1. Repeated seven times; multiplied seven times; increased to seven times the amount. "What if the breath that kindled those grim fires, Awak'd should blow them into sevenfold rage." 2. Having seven plies or folds. Milton: P. L., ii. 171. "The sevenfold shield of Ajax cannot keep The battery from my heart." Shakesp.: Antony and Cleopatra , iv. 14. B. As adv.: Seven times as many or often; in the proportion of seven to one. "Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold ." -Genesis iv. 15. *seven-föld-ěd, adj . [English seven; -folded .] Sevenfold. "The upper marge Of his seven folded shield away it tooke." Spenser: F. Q., II., v. 6. seven-night ( gh silent), *sevenyght, s. [Eng. seven, and night .] [SE'NNIGHT.] The period of seven nights and days; a week. "Not till Monday, my dear son, which is hence a just seven night."-Shakesp.: Much Ado about Nothing , ii. 1. *seven-some, a. [Eng.seven: -some.] Consist ing or composed of seven things or parts; arranged in sevens. ( Scotch .) *sēven-some-ne , s. [Eng. seven some;ns] Arrangement or gradation by sevens.