Foliate Definition

fōlē-ĭt, -āt
foliated, foliates, foliating
adjective
Having or covered with leaves.
Webster's New World
Like a leaf or leaves.
Webster's New World
Exhibiting foliation.
American Heritage
(geology) Foliated.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
verb
foliated, foliates, foliating
To send out leaves.
Webster's New World
To coat (glass, for example) with metal foil.
American Heritage
To separate into layers.
Webster's New World
To beat into foil.
Webster's New World
To decorate with leaflike layers or ornamentation.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
suffix
Having a specified kind or number of leaves.
Trifoliate.
American Heritage

Origin of Foliate

  • Latin foliātus bearing foliage from folium leaf folium

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From foliate

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Foliate Sentence Examples

  • A Victorian silver oval cruet stand with embossed foliate and floral scrolls, molded scroll rim and central handle.

  • A laurel wreath mount drapes around the white enamel dial with foliate bezel.

  • They have molded capitals, not foliate as in the choir, shallower than the 1200 design from which they are derived.

  • The foliate spandrels of the cusping to the central arch is another step away from Cistercian austerity.

  • The frieze panels feature bow tied swags and flank a center tablet with lidded tazza surrounded by foliate detail.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to foliate using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

FFOFOL

Words Ending With

ETEATE

Unscrambles

foliate

Words Starting With F and Ending With E

Starts With F & Ends With EStarts With FO & Ends With EStarts With F & Ends With TE

Word Length

7 Letter Words7 Letter Words Starting With F7 Letter Words Ending With E