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Antonyms for foliate
| Grammar : Adj, verb |
| Spell : adjective foh-lee-it, -eyt; verb foh-lee-eyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : adjective ˈfoʊ li ɪt, -ˌeɪt; verb ˈfoʊ liˌeɪt |
Definition of foliate
Origin :- 1620s, from Latin foliatus "leaved, leafy," from folium (see folio).
- As in green : adj young, new, blooming
- As in laminate : verb cover with veneer
- As in page : verb mark sheets of document
- The geometric figures were largely supplanted by foliate forms.
- Extract from : « Oriental Rugs » by Walter A. Hawley
- These floral or foliate designs are one of the most constant features of this class.
- Extract from : « Oriental Rugs » by Walter A. Hawley
- It is housed in a tall case of dark-red mahogany veneered on oak, with restrained carving featuring ribands and foliate motifs.
- Extract from : « Smithsonian Institution - United States National Museum - Bulletin 240 » by Anonymous
- This foliate structure is common to the coral and the plumage of birds, and to how large a part of animate and inanimate nature.
- Extract from : « Excursions and Poems » by Henry David Thoreau
- Foliate designs cover the grisaille lights of the triforium.
- Extract from : « How France Built Her Cathedrals » by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
- Thus the foliate and florate designs are better carved than the animal forms, and both better than the human.
- Extract from : « The Grotesque in Church Art » by T. Tindall Wildridge
- It springs from a corbelled head, from which foliate four cinquefoiled panels.
- Extract from : « Bell's Cathedrals: The Cathedral Church of Wells » by Percy Dearmer
- High pillars with crocketed and foliate capitals supported the springing of the large irregular arches.
- Extract from : « Ypres and the Battles of Ypres » by Unknown
- The general effect of the design remained the same, but the foliate ornamentation gave place to angular outlines.
- Extract from : « Canada: Its Postage Stamps and Postal Stationery » by Clifton Armstrong Howes
- The capitals of the naves triforium are said to mark the culmination of Gothic art in foliate design.
- Extract from : « How France Built Her Cathedrals » by Elizabeth Boyle O'Reilly
Synonyms for foliate
- bosky
- budding
- burgeoning
- callow
- check
- coat
- count
- developing
- exfoliate
- face
- flake
- flourishing
- foil
- foliate
- fresh
- grassy
- growing
- half-formed
- immature
- infant
- juvenile
- layer
- leafy
- lush
- maturing
- number
- overlayer
- paginate
- plate
- pliable
- puerile
- pullulating
- raw
- recent
- separate
- split
- sprouting
- stratify
- supple
- tender
- undecayed
- undried
- unfledged
- ungrown
- unripe
- unseasoned
- veneer
- verdant
- verduous
- youthful
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