Foliate Definition & Meaning
foliate
- adjective
- ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
- (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'"
- (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
- verb
- hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal"
- decorate with leaves
- coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"
- number the pages of a book or manuscript
- grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"
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- What does foliate mean?
- ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" (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'" (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal" decorate with leaves coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass" number the pages of a book or manuscript grow leaves
- What part of speech is foliate?
- Foliate is an adjective and a verb.
- How many definitions does foliate have?
- Foliate has 8 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, verb).