different between foliate vs foliage

English

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (adjective) IPA^(key): /?f??li?t/
• (verb) IPA^(key): /?f??lie?t/

Adjective

foliate (comparative more foliate, superlative most foliate)

1. of or relating to leaves
2. shaped like a leaf
3. (geology) foliated

Derived terms

• defoliate
• difoliate
• subfoliate

Verb

foliate (third-person singular simple present foliates, present participle foliating, simple past and past participle foliated)

1. To form into leaves.
2. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.

   • for leaf gold, or any metal foliated, will cling

3. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.

Translations

Anagrams

• floatie

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /fo.li?a?.te/, [f?li?ä?t??]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /fo.li?a.te/, [f?li???t??]

Adjective

foli?te

1. vocative masculine singular of foli?tus

English

Alternative forms

• (archaic, dialectal, nonstandard) foilage
• (archaic) feuillage

Etymology

From earlier foilage, from Late Middle English ffoylage, from Middle French feuillage. The more recent form is influenced by the Latin etymon folium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f??li?d?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?fo?li?d?/

Noun

foliage (countable and uncountable, plural foliages)

1. The leaves of plants.

   • Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.

2. (short for) Fall foliage.
3. An architectural ornament representing foliage.

Translations

Anagrams

• foilage