foliate
Verb · AdjectiveUS[foh-lee-eyt]/ˈfoʊliˌeɪt/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (5)foliated, foliating
- hammer into thin flat foils“foliate metal”More general forge, hammer
- decorate with leavesMore general decorate, adorn
- coat or back with metal foil“foliate glass”More general coat, surface
- number the pages of a book or manuscriptSynonyms: paginatepageMore general number
- grow leaves“the tree foliated in Spring”More general develop, make grow
Adjective (3)
- ornamented with foliage or foils“foliate tracery”“a foliated capital”Synonyms: foliatedRelating to leaf
- (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves“‘foliate’ is combined with the prefix ‘tri’ to form the word ‘trifoliate’”Opposite leaflessSimilar leafy
- (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strataSynonyms: foliatedfoliaceousOpposite unstratifiedSimilar stratified, bedded
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fo′li·ate (…), adjective
Origin: L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See Foliage.
Botany Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk.
Foliate curve. Geometry Same as Folium.
Fo′li·ate transitive verb [past tense & past participle Foliated; present participle & verbal noun Foliating.]
1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. Francis, Baron Verulam Bacon
2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54