| a. | 1. | (Bot.) Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk.
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| v. t. | 1. | To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. | |||
| 2. | To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; | ||||
| Verb | 1. | foliate - hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal" |
| 2. | foliate - decorate with leaves | |
| 3. | foliate - coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass" | |
| 4. | foliate - number the pages of a book or manuscript | |
| 5. | foliate - grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring" | |
| Adj. | 1. | foliate - ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" Synonyms: foliated |
| 2. | foliate - (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'" | |
| 3. | foliate - (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata Synonyms: foliated, foliaceous |