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foliating

Variant of foliate

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)

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 © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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