Foliating

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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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