foliate

(lē āt′; for adj., usually, -it)

transitive verb foliated, foliating

    1. to divide into thin layers
    2. to beat into foil
  1. to decorate with leaflike layers or ornamentation
  2. to number the leaves of (a book or manuscript)

Origin: < L foliatus, leafy < folium, a leaf < IE base *bhel-, *bhlō-, to swell, blossom > blade, bloom

intransitive verb

  1. to separate into layers
  2. to send out leaves

adjective

  1. having or covered with leaves
  2. like a leaf or leaves

See foliate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective
  1. Of or relating to leaves.
  2. Shaped like a leaf.
  3. Geology Foliated.
verb (-ātˌ) fo·li·at·ed, fo·li·at·ing, fo·li·ates
verb, transitive
  1. To hammer or cut (metal) into thin leaf or foil.
  2. a. To coat (glass, for example) with metal foil.
    b. To furnish or adorn with metal foil.
  3. To separate into thin layers or laminae.
  4. To decorate with foliage or foils: an arch that is foliated in the Gothic style.
  5. To number the leaves of (a manuscript, for example).
verb, intransitive
  1. To produce foliage.
  2. To split into thin leaflike layers or folia.

Origin:

Origin: Latin foliātus, bearing foliage

Origin: , from folium, leaf; see folium

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suffix
Having a specified kind or number of leaves: trifoliate.

Origin:

Origin: From foliate

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