foliate [adjective foh -lee-it, -eyt; verb foh -lee-eyt]
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See more synonyms for foliate on Thesaurus.com covered with or having leaves. like a leaf, as in shape. Also foliated . Architecture ornamented with or composed of foil : foliate tracery. ornamented with representations of foliage : a foliate capital. Petrology , Mineralogy foliated(def 2) .Show More
verb (used without object), fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing. to put forth leaves. to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae. Show More
verb (used with object), fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing. 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). Show More
Origin of foliate First recorded in
1620–30, foliate is from the
Latin word
foliātus leafy. See
folium ,
-ate1 Related forms sub·fo·li·ate , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for foliate grassy ,
lush ,
raw ,
tender ,
fresh ,
verdant ,
leafy ,
maturing ,
supple ,
unripe ,
juvenile ,
infant ,
growing ,
budding ,
recent ,
immature ,
flourishing ,
burgeoning ,
developing ,
foliate Examples from the Web for foliate Historical Examples of foliate The geometric figures were largely supplanted by foliate forms.
These floral or foliate designs are one of the most constant features of this class.
It is housed in a tall case of dark-red mahogany veneered on oak, with restrained carving featuring ribands and foliate motifs.
This foliate structure is common to the coral and the plumage of birds, and to how large a part of animate and inanimate nature.
Foliate designs cover the grisaille lights of the triforium.
British Dictionary definitions for foliate adjective (ˈfəʊlɪɪt , -ˌeɪt ) relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves in combination trifoliate (of certain metamorphic rocks, esp schists) having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers Show More
(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 Show More
Word Origin for foliate C17: from Latin foliātus leaved, leafy
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Word Origin and History for foliate adj. 1620s, from Latin foliatus "leaved, leafy," from folium (see folio ).
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v. 1660s, "to apply silver leaf," from Latin foliatus "leaved, leafy," from folium (see folio ). Meaning "to put forth leaves" is from 1775. Related: Foliated ; foliating .
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