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1. (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
   - foliate, foliaceous
    
2. (architecture) ornamented with foliage or foils
   "a foliated capital";
   - foliate

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

Encyclopedia: Foliated