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Adjective: foliated  'fow-lee,ey-tid
  1. (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
    - foliate, foliaceous
     
  2. (architecture) ornamented with foliage or foils
    "a foliated capital";
    - foliate
Verb: foliate  'fow-lee,eyt
  1. Hammer into thin flat foils
    "foliate metal"
     
  2. Decorate with leaves
     
  3. Coat or back with metal foil
    "foliate glass"
     
  4. Number the pages of a book or manuscript
    - paginate, page
     
  5. Grow leaves
    "the tree foliated in Spring"

See also: bedded, stratified

Type of: adorn, beautify, coat, decorate, develop, embellish, forge, grace, hammer, make grow, number, ornament, surface

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