01 a. Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk.
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Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk.(Bot.)
Phrases & compounds
Foliate curve —
Same as Folium.
Entry
3 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Foliate
02 v. t. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
imp. & p. p.
Foliated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Foliating
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1.
To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
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2.
To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.