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FOLIATED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
Synonyms:
foliaceous; foliate; foliated
Classified under:
Similar:
bedded; stratified (deposited or arranged in horizontal layers)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Ornamented with foliage or foils
Example:
a foliated capital
Synonyms:
foliate; foliated
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Domain category:
architecture (the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings)
Pertainym:
foliage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb foliate
