What does "foliate" mean?
Foliate: To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. Bacon.
Additional senses
- 2.To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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