foliate

adjective

  1. 1

    (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata

  2. 2

    (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. 3

    ornamented with foliage or foils

    foliate tracery

    a foliated capital

verb

  1. 1

    grow leaves

    the tree foliated in Spring

  2. 2

    number the pages of a book or manuscript

  3. 3

    coat or back with metal foil

    foliate glass

  4. 4

    decorate with leaves

  5. 5

    hammer into thin flat foils

    foliate metal

Synonyms

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