Foliate is an English word with synonyms like foliated or beautify. Below you'll find 2 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Foliate meaning
- Of or relating to leaves.
- Shaped like or otherwise resembling a leaf; leaflike.
Synonyms of Foliate
Using Foliate
- The main meaning on this page is: Of or relating to leaves. | Shaped like or otherwise resembling a leaf; leaflike. | Shaped like or otherwise resembling a leaf; leaflike.
- Useful related words include: foliated, beautify, embellish, ornament.
Context around Foliate
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Foliate
- In this selection, "foliate" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, lavish, sometimes and borders stand out and add context to how "foliate" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include treatments sometimes foliate in imitation and with lavish foliate borders and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "foliate" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with foliate
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
This shape lent itself to a wide variety of superficial treatments, sometimes foliate in imitation of the source, but often figurative. (21 words)
The surviving evidence points to Winchester and Canterbury as the leading centres of manuscript art in the second half of the 10th century: they developed colourful paintings with lavish foliate borders, and coloured line drawings. (35 words)
The surviving evidence points to Winchester and Canterbury as the leading centres of manuscript art in the second half of the 10th century: they developed colourful paintings with lavish foliate borders, and coloured line drawings. (35 words)
This shape lent itself to a wide variety of superficial treatments, sometimes foliate in imitation of the source, but often figurative. (21 words)
Example sentences (2)
The surviving evidence points to Winchester and Canterbury as the leading centres of manuscript art in the second half of the 10th century: they developed colourful paintings with lavish foliate borders, and coloured line drawings.
This shape lent itself to a wide variety of superficial treatments, sometimes foliate in imitation of the source, but often figurative.