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foliate
[ adjective foh-lee-it, -eyt; verb foh-lee-eyt ]
adjective
- covered with or having leaves.
- like a leaf, as in shape.
- Petrology, Mineralogy. foliated ( def 2 ).
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 ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog 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.â€
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