verb
hammer into thin flat foils
Examples
- foliate metal
verb
decorate with leaves
verb
coat or back with metal foil
Examples
- foliate glass
verb
number the pages of a book or manuscript
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verb
grow leaves
Examples
- the tree foliated in Spring
adjective
ornamented with foliage or foils
Synonyms
Examples
- foliate tracery
- a foliated capital
adjective
(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves
Examples
- `foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'
adjective
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Synonyms