(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\\\'\\\"
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Verb:
hammer into thin flat foils;
\\\"foliate metal\\\"
decorate with leaves
coat or back with metal foil;
\\\"foliate glass\\\"
number the pages of a book or manuscript
grow leaves;
\\\"the tree foliated in Spring\\\"
造句
用作形容詞(adj.)
Its foliate meander in white and rose combines a vigorous sinuosity with a pronounced rhythmic irregularity giving a lively vitality to the pattern. 白色葉狀波紋和玫瑰花結(jié)合達(dá)到了顯著的波狀起伏效果,其具有鮮明節(jié)奏感的不規(guī)則性給該圖案增添了栩栩如生的活力。