FOLIATE
\fˈə͡ʊlɪˌe͡ɪt], \fˈəʊlɪˌeɪt], \f_ˈəʊ_l_ɪ__ˌeɪ_t]\
Definitions of FOLIATE
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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(botany; often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; "`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"
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grow leaves, as of plants
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coat or back with metal foil; of surfaces such as glass
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decorate with leaves
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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decorate with leaves
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grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring"
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coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass"
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hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal"
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(often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves; "`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"
By Princeton University
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To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
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To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.
By Oddity Software
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To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
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To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.
By Noah Webster.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By Daniel Lyons
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