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
Example sentences :
  • 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

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