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foliate
[foh-lee-it, -eyt, foh-lee-eyt]
adjective
covered with or having leaves.
like a leaf, as in shape.
Architecture.Also
Petrology, Mineralogy.foliated.
verb (used without object)
to put forth leaves.
to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.
verb (used with object)
to shape like a leaf or leaves.
to decorate with foils or foliage.
to form into thin sheets.
to spread over with a thin metallic backing.
Printing.to number the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of (a manuscript or book).
foliate
adjective
relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves
in combination
trifoliate
(of certain metamorphic rocks, esp schists) having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers
verb
(tr) to ornament with foliage or with leaf forms such as foils
to hammer or cut (metal) into thin plates or foil
(tr) to coat or back (glass, etc) with metal foil
(tr) to number the leaves of (a book, manuscript, etc) Compare paginate
(intr) (of plants) to grow leaves
Other 51Թ Forms
- subfoliate adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of foliate1
Example Sentences
A gold cuff thought to have been decoration on a royal stool is embossed with lavish foliate patterns suggestive of leaves on a kum tree, a type of banyan for which Kumasi is named.
Also included are a champagne swizzle stick and a metal-mounted foliate cocktail stick holder.
The design featured a foliate design on an "ornate aubergine coloured" background, the catalogue said.
The works reference Art Nouveau’s mimicry of foliate forms — only, in this case, they’re literally composed of leaves.
Its distinguishing feature is the round-arched windows on the third and sixth floors, with a “handsome unifying foliate band course.”
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