Foliate


[adjective foh-lee-it, -eyt; verb foh-lee-eyt] /adjective ˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈfoʊ liˌeɪt/

adjective
1.
covered with or having leaves.
2.
like a leaf, as in shape.
3.
Also, foliated. Architecture.

4.
Petrology, Mineralogy. (def 2).
verb (used without object), foliated, foliating.
5.
to put forth leaves.
6.
to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.
verb (used with object), foliated, foliating.
7.
to shape like a leaf or leaves.
8.
to decorate with foils or foliage.
9.
to form into thin sheets.
10.
to spread over with a thin metallic backing.
11.
Printing. to number the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of (a manuscript or book).
adjective (ˈfəʊlɪɪt; -ˌeɪt)
1.

2.
(of certain metamorphic rocks, esp schists) having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers
verb (ˈfəʊlɪˌeɪt)
3.
(transitive) to ornament with foliage or with leaf forms such as foils
4.
to hammer or cut (metal) into thin plates or foil
5.
(transitive) to coat or back (glass, etc) with metal foil
6.
(transitive) to number the leaves of (a book, manuscript, etc) Compare paginate
7.
(intransitive) (of plants) to grow leaves
adj.

1620s, from Latin foliatus “leaved, leafy,” from folium (see folio).
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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