Foliate

Definition of Foliate

Fo´li`ate

a.

1.

(Bot.) Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk.

Foliate curve
(Geom.) Same as Folium.

v. t.

1.

To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.

[imp. & p. p. Foliated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Foliating .]

2.

To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.

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botany, leafy, phytology

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