1.ornamented with foliage or foils;
foliate tracery
2.(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.(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
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
5.grow leaves;
the tree foliated in Spring