foliated

Variant of foliate

foliate definition

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

transitive verb foliated -·at′ed, foliating -·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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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