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foliate

adjectiveverb /foʊlieɪt/ 3 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 11
Definitions
adjective

having thin leaflike layers or strata

adjective

ornamented with foliage or foils

“foliate tracery”

verb

number the pages of a book or manuscript

verb

coat or back with metal foil

“foliate glass”

verb

decorate with leaves

verb

grow leaves

“the tree foliated in Spring”

verb

hammer into thin flat foils

“foliate metal”

adjective

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'”

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