5 dictionary results for: foliate
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fo·li·ate
[adj. foh-lee-it, -eyt; v. foh-lee-eyt] Pronunciation Key adjective, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing.
[adj. foh-lee-it, -eyt; v. foh-lee-eyt] Pronunciation Key adjective, verb, -at·ed, -at·ing. –adjective
–verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
| 1. | covered with or having leaves. |
| 2. | like a leaf, as in shape. |
| 3. | Also, foliated. Architecture.
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| 4. | Petrology, Mineralogy. foliated (def. 2). |
| 5. | to put forth leaves. |
| 6. | to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae. |
| 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). |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| fo·li·ate
(fō'lē-ĭt, -āt') Pronunciation Key
adj.
v. (-āt') fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing, fo·li·ates v. tr.
v. intr.
[Latin foliātus, bearing foliage, from folium, leaf; see folium.] |
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| foliate | |
adjective | |
| 1. | ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" |
| 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. | (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata |
verb | |
| 1. | hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal" |
| 2. | decorate with leaves |
| 3. | coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass" |
| 4. | number the pages of a book or manuscript |
| 5. | grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring" |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Foliate
Fo"li*ate\, a. [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See Foliage.] (Bot.) Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk. Foliate curve. (Geom.) Same as Folium.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Foliate
Fo"li*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Foliating.]1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. --Bacon. 2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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