foliate meaning and definition

FOLIATE verb

Definition of foliate (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
   • synonyms: page, paginate
5. grow leaves
   • "the tree foliated in Spring"

FOLIATE adjective

Definition of foliate (adjective)

1. ornamented with foliage or foils
   • "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
   • synonyms: foliated
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
   • synonyms: foliaceous, foliated