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foliate Definition

fo·li·ate (fō′lē āt′; for adj., usually, -it)

transitive verb -·at′ed, -·at′ing

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

Etymology: < 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

foliate Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • decoration: Plain walls for about two-thirds of its height, then a molded string course with foliate decoration at the angles.
  • boss: An 1840 date is inscribed in the gable below a large foliate boss.
  • stop: Single lancet to east, double lights to west, a continuous hoodmould linking the two windows with terminal foliate stops.
  • capital: A west gallery is supported on thin iron columns with foliate capitals.
  • design: ARABESQUE An ornament or style of ornamentation consisting of fine, linear foliate designs in curvilinear patterns, derived from Islamic art.
  • face: Look also in the panels for the foliate face.

Modifying Another Word

  • not: They have molded capitals, not foliate as in the choir, shallower than the 1200 design from which they are derived.

Preposition: in

  • pencil: All these have now been foliated in pencil by me.

Browse dictionary entries near foliate

  1. ‹ foliar
  2. ‹ foliaged
  3. ‹ foliage
  4. ‹ foliaceous
  5. ‹ folia
  6. ‹ foley
  7. ‹ foldout
  8. ‹ folding money
  9. ‹ folding door
  10. ‹ folderol
  1. foliation ›
  2. folic acid ›
  3. folie à deux ›
  4. folie de grandeur ›
  5. foliicolous ›
  6. folinic acid ›
  7. folio ›
  8. foliolate ›
  9. foliose ›
  10. -folious ›