foliate

verbs

hammer into thin flat foils
"foliate metal"
foliate
is derived from
foil
is derived from
foliation
is a type of (narrower)
create by hammering
"hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
forge, hammer
decorate with leaves
foliate
is derived from
foliage
is derived from
foliation
is a type of (narrower)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
"Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
coat or back with metal foil
"foliate glass"
foliate
is derived from
foil
is derived from
foliation
is a type of (narrower)
put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface
"coat the cake with chocolate"
coat, surface
number the pages of a book or manuscript
foliate, page, paginate
grow leaves
"the tree foliated in Spring"
foliate
is derived from
foliage
is derived from
foliation
is a type of (narrower)
cause to grow and differentiate in ways conforming to its natural development
"The perfect climate here develops the grain"; "He developed a new kind of apple"
develop, make grow

adjectives

ornamented with foliage or foils
"foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
foliate, foliated
pertains to
foliage
(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'"
foliate
is similar to
having or covered with leaves
"leafy trees"; "leafy vegetables"
leafy
domain category
the branch of biology that studies plants
botany, phytology
(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata
foliaceous, foliate, foliated