foliate
1Foliate — Fo li*ate, a. [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See {Foliage}.] (Bot.) Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk. [1913 Webster] {Foliate curve}. (Geom.) Same as {Folium}. [1913 Webster] …
2Foliate — Fo li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foliating}.] 1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking glass. [1913 Webster] …
3-foliate — suff. Having a specified kind or number of leaves: trifoliate. [From foliate.] * * * …
4foliate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ decorated with leaves or a leaf like pattern. ► VERB 1) decorate with leaves or a leaf like pattern. 2) (foliated) chiefly Geology consisting of thin sheets of laminae …
5foliate — [fō′lē āt΄; ] for adj., usually [, fō′lēit] vt. foliated, foliating [< L foliatus, leafy < folium, a leaf < IE base * bhel , * bhlō , to swell, blossom > BLADE, BLOOM1] 1. a) to divide into thin layers …
6foliate — adj. /foh lee it, ayt /; v. /foh lee ayt /, adj., v., foliated, foliating. adj. 1. covered with or having leaves. 2. like a leaf, as in shape. 3. Also, foliated. Archit. a. ornamented with or composed of foils: foliate tracery. b. ornamented with …
7foliate — {{11}}foliate (adj.) 1620s, from L. foliatus leaved, leafy, from folium (see FOLIO (Cf. folio)). {{12}}foliate (v.) 1660s, to apply silver leaf, from L. foliatus leaved, leafy, from folium (see FOLIO (Cf. folio)). Meaning to put forth leaves is… …
8foliate — adjective Etymology: Latin foliatus leafy, from folium leaf more at blade Date: circa 1658 1. shaped like a leaf < a foliate sponge > 2. foliated …
9foliate — a. like or having leaves;, v.i. & t. divide into laminae; beat into thin plate; cover with thin coating. ♦ foliation, n. formation of leaves; state of being foliate; act of foliating; consecutive numbering of leaves of book; leaf like… …
10Foliate curve — Foliate Fo li*ate, a. [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See {Foliage}.] (Bot.) Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk. [1913 Webster] {Foliate curve}. (Geom.) Same as {Folium}. [1913 Webster] …
