fo·li·at·ed \ˈfōlēˌād.ə̇d\adjective Etymology: Latin foliatus + English -ed 1.: produced or formed by foliating : characterized by foliation : ornamented with foils or with foliage 2.: foliate < where weeds were as high and foliated as trees — Peggy Bennett > 3.: characterized by being separable into thin plates or folia < graphite has a foliated structure > 4.of a joint in carpentry: lapped, rabbeted