foliate: Meaning and Definition of

fo•li•ate

1. covered with or having leaves.
2. like a leaf, as in shape.
3. foliate tracery.
1. ornamented with or composed of foils:foliate tracery.
2. ornamented with representations of foliage:a foliate capital.
4. foliated (def. 2).

1. to put forth leaves.
2. to split into thin leaflike layers or laminae.

1. to shape like a leaf or leaves.
2. to decorate with foils or foliage.
3. to form into thin sheets.
4. to spread over with a thin metallic backing.
5. to number the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of (a manuscript or book).