Foliate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foliate \Fo"li*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foliated}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Foliating}.]
     1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. --Bacon.
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     2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver;


        as, to foliate a looking-glass.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Foliate \Fo"li*ate\, a. [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium
     leaf. See {Foliage}.] (Bot.)
     Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk.
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     {Foliate curve}. (Geom.) Same as {Folium}.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  foliate
       adj 1: ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a
              foliated capital" [syn: {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 [syn: {foliated}, {foliaceous}]
       v 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 [syn: {paginate}, {page}]
       5: grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"