FOLIATURE

Etymology

Noun

foliature

(obsolete) foliage; leafage

(obsolete) The state of being beaten into foil.

Source: Wiktionary

Fo"li*a*ture, n. Etym: [L. foliatura foliage.]

Definition: 1. Foliage; leafage. [Obs.] Shuckford.

2. The state of being beaten into foil. Johnson.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition