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1. (adj.) foliate
covered with or having leaves.
2. foliate
like a leaf, as in shape.
3. (v.i.) foliate
to put forth leaves.
4. foliate
to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.
5. (v.t.) foliate
to shape like a leaf or leaves.
6. foliate
to decorate with foils or foliage.
7. foliate
to form into thin sheets.
8. foliate
to spread over with a thin metallic backing.
9. foliate
to number the folios or leaves of (a manuscript or book).
Etymology: (1620–30; < L foliātus. See folium , -ate1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) foliate, foliated
ornamented with foliage or foils
"foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
2. (adj) foliate
(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'"
3. (verb) foliate, foliated, foliaceous
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
4. (verb) foliate
hammer into thin flat foils
"foliate metal"
5. (verb) foliate
decorate with leaves
6. (verb) foliate
coat or back with metal foil
"foliate glass"
7. (verb) foliate, paginate, page
number the pages of a book or manuscript
8. (verb) foliate
grow leaves
"the tree foliated in Spring"
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1. (adj) foliate
furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk
2. (verb) foliate
to beat into a leaf, or thin plate
3. (verb) foliate
to spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass
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