Definition of foliate

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Foliate (v. t.) To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass..

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Foliate :: Foliate (v. t.) To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass..
Brucite :: Brucite (n.) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated, like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate..
Quinquefoliated :: Quinquefoliated (a.) Having five leaves or leaflets.
Foliate :: Foliate (a.) Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk..
Exfoliate :: Exfoliate (v. i.) To separate and come off in scales or laminae, as pieces of carious bone or of bark..
Acutifoliate :: Acutifoliate (a.) Having sharp-pointed leaves.
Defoliate :: Defoliate (a.) Alt. of Defoliate.
Quinquefoliate :: Quinquefoliate (a.) Alt. of Quinquefoliate.
Spathic :: Spathic (a.) Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose.
Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a foliated arch..
Graphite :: Graphite (n.) Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a lubricator, etc. Often called plumbago or black lead..
Trifoliate :: Trifoliate (a.) Alt. of Trifoliate.
Foliated :: Foliated (a.) Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.
Hubner :: Hubner (n.) A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or foliated masses. It is native manganese tungstate..
Trifoliated :: Trifoliated (a.) Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of Shamrock..
Thoroughwax :: Thoroughwax (n.) An umbelliferous plant (Bupleurum rotundifolium) with perfoliate leaves.
Quadriphyllous :: Quadriphyllous (a.) Having four leaves; quadrifoliate.
Asperifoliate :: Asperifoliate (a.) Alt. of Asperifoliou.
Stilt :: Stilpnomelane (n.) A black or greenish black mineral occurring in foliated flates, also in velvety bronze-colored incrustations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron and alumina..
Interfoliate :: Interfoliate (v. t.) To interleave.
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