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ALL meanings of foliate

fo·li·ate
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  • noun foliate Decorated with leaves or leaflike motifs. 1
  • adjective foliate covered with or having leaves. 1
  • adjective foliate like a leaf, as in shape. 1
  • adjective foliate Also, foliated. Architecture. ornamented with or composed of foil: foliate tracery. ornamented with representations of foliage: a foliate capital. 1
  • adjective foliate Petrology, Mineralogy. foliated (def 2). 1
  • verb without object foliate to put forth leaves. 1
  • verb without object foliate to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae. 1
  • verb with object foliate to shape like a leaf or leaves. 1
  • verb with object foliate to decorate with foils or foliage. 1
  • verb with object foliate to form into thin sheets. 1
  • verb with object foliate to spread over with a thin metallic backing. 1
  • verb with object foliate Printing. to number the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of (a manuscript or book). 1
  • verb foliate To form into leaves. 0
  • verb foliate To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. 0
  • verb foliate To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver. 0
  • adjective foliate of or relating to leaves. 0
  • adjective foliate relating to, possessing, or resembling leaves 0
  • adjective foliate shaped like a leaf. 0
  • adjective foliate in combination 0
  • adjective foliate (geology) foliated. 0
  • adjective foliate (of certain metamorphic rocks, esp schists) having the constituent minerals arranged in thin leaflike layers 0
  • verb foliate to ornament with foliage or with leaf forms such as foils 0
  • verb foliate to hammer or cut (metal) into thin plates or foil 0
  • verb foliate to coat or back (glass, etc) with metal foil 0
  • verb foliate to number the leaves of (a book, manuscript, etc) 0
  • verb foliate (of plants) to grow leaves 0
  • verb transitive foliate to divide into thin layers 0
  • verb transitive foliate to beat into foil 0
  • verb transitive foliate to decorate with leaflike layers or ornamentation 0
  • verb transitive foliate to number the leaves of (a book or manuscript) 0
  • intransitive verb foliate to separate into layers 0
  • intransitive verb foliate to send out leaves 0
  • adjective foliate having or covered with leaves 0
  • adjective foliate like a leaf or leaves 0
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