2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Foliate — Fo li*ate, a. [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See {Foliage}.] (Bot.) Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk. [1913 Webster] {Foliate curve}. (Geom.) Same as {Folium}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-foliate — suff. Having a specified kind or number of leaves: trifoliate. [From foliate.] * * * … Universalium
foliate — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ decorated with leaves or a leaf like pattern. ► VERB 1) decorate with leaves or a leaf like pattern. 2) (foliated) chiefly Geology consisting of thin sheets of laminae … English terms dictionary
foliate — [fō′lē āt΄; ] for adj., usually [, fō′lēit] vt. foliated, foliating [< L foliatus, leafy < folium, a leaf < IE base * bhel , * bhlō , to swell, blossom > BLADE, BLOOM1] 1. a) to divide into thin layers … English World dictionary
foliate — adj. /foh lee it, ayt /; v. /foh lee ayt /, adj., v., foliated, foliating. adj. 1. covered with or having leaves. 2. like a leaf, as in shape. 3. Also, foliated. Archit. a. ornamented with or composed of foils: foliate tracery. b. ornamented with … Universalium
foliate — {{11}}foliate (adj.) 1620s, from L. foliatus leaved, leafy, from folium (see FOLIO (Cf. folio)). {{12}}foliate (v.) 1660s, to apply silver leaf, from L. foliatus leaved, leafy, from folium (see FOLIO (Cf. folio)). Meaning to put forth leaves is… … Etymology dictionary
foliate — adjective Etymology: Latin foliatus leafy, from folium leaf more at blade Date: circa 1658 1. shaped like a leaf < a foliate sponge > 2. foliated … New Collegiate Dictionary
foliate — a. like or having leaves;, v.i. & t. divide into laminae; beat into thin plate; cover with thin coating. ♦ foliation, n. formation of leaves; state of being foliate; act of foliating; consecutive numbering of leaves of book; leaf like… … Dictionary of difficult words
Foliate curve — Foliate Fo li*ate, a. [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium leaf. See {Foliage}.] (Bot.) Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk. [1913 Webster] {Foliate curve}. (Geom.) Same as {Folium}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
foliate papilla — n any of the paired oval papillae of the lateral aspect of the posterior part of the tongue that are rudimentary or missing in humans but form the chief organs of taste of some other mammals (as rabbits) … Medical dictionary
