foliate, foliated, foliaceous
(adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
foliate
(adjective) (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; āāfoliateā is combined with the prefix ātriā to form the word ātrifoliateāā
foliate, foliated
(adjective) ornamented with foliage or foils; āfoliate traceryā; āa foliated capitalā
foliate
(verb) grow leaves; āthe tree foliated in Springā
foliate, paginate, page
(verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript
foliate
(verb) coat or back with metal foil; āfoliate glassā
foliate
(verb) decorate with leaves
foliate
(verb) hammer into thin flat foils; āfoliate metalā
Source: WordNet® 3.1
foliate (comparative more foliate, superlative most foliate)
of or relating to leaves
shaped like a leaf
(geology) foliated
foliate (third-person singular simple present foliates, present participle foliating, simple past and past participle foliated)
To form into leaves.
To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.
• floatie
Source: Wiktionary
Fo"li*ate (, a. Etym: [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See Foliage.] (Bot.)
Definition: Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk. Foliate curve. (Geom.) Same as Folium.
Fo"li*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foliated; p. pr. & vb. n. Foliating.]
1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. Bacon.
2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., āthe father of the brideā instead of āthe brideās fatherā
The word ācoffeeā entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch ākoffie,ā borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish ākahve,ā borrowed in turn from the Arabic āqahwah.ā The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
