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[ adjective foh-lee-it, -eyt; verb foh-lee-eyt ] / adjective ˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈfoʊ liˌeɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR foliate ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivecovered 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). verb (used without object), fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing.to put forth leaves. to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae. 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). Origin of foliateFirst recorded in 1620–30, foliate is from the Latin word foliātus leafy. See folium, -ate1 OTHER WORDS FROM foliatesub·fo·li·ate, adjectiveWords nearby foliatefolia, foliaceous, foliage, foliage plant, foliar, foliate, foliated, foliated joint, foliate papilla, foliation, foliature Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for foliateThe general effect of the design remained the same, but the foliate ornamentation gave place to angular outlines. Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery|Clifton Armstrong Howes The front door was massive, and sheeted over with lead embossed in foliate and heraldic patterns. News from the Duchy|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch Thus the foliate and florate designs are better carved than the animal forms, and both better than the human. The Grotesque in Church Art|T. Tindall Wildridge These floral or foliate designs are one of the most constant features of this class. Oriental Rugs|Walter A. Hawley
British Dictionary definitions for foliate
adjective (ˈfəʊlɪɪt, -ˌeɪt)- relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves
- in combinationtrifoliate
(of certain metamorphic rocks, esp schists) having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers verb (ˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt)(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 Word Origin for foliateC17: from Latin foliātus leaved, leafy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to foliategrassy, lush, raw, tender, fresh, verdant, leafy, maturing, supple, unripe, juvenile, infant, growing, budding, recent, immature, flourishing, burgeoning, developing, sprouting |