Definition of foliate

Scrabble & Words with friends points


  • foliate is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • foliate is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • foliate is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of foliate


  • (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata (adjective)

    Synonyms

    1. foliaceous
    2. foliated
  • ornamented with foliage or foils (adjective)

    Examples

    1. foliate tracery
    2. a foliated capital

    Synonyms

    1. foliated
  • number the pages of a book or manuscript (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. page
    2. paginate
  • coat or back with metal foil (verb)

    Examples

    1. foliate glass
  • decorate with leaves (verb)
  • grow leaves (verb)

    Examples

    1. the tree foliated in Spring
  • hammer into thin flat foils (verb)

    Examples

    1. foliate metal
  • (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves (adjective)

    Examples

    1. `foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'

See definition of foliate in Merriam Webster