foliate

Etymology

From mid-15c., from Late Latin folio "leaf or sheet of paper", from Latin folio, ablative of folium "leaf" (source also of Italian foglia, French feuille, Spanish hoja), from PIE *bhol-yo- "leaf" (source also of Greek phyllon "leaf", Gaelic bile "leaflet, blossom"), suffixed form of root *bhel- (3) "to thrive, bloom". Ablative of location, because this was used in page references. Meaning "volume of the largest size" first attested 1620s.

adj

1. of or relating to leaves
2. shaped like a leaf
3. (geology) foliated

verb

1. To form into leaves.
2. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate.
3. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver.
   to foliate a looking-glass