Meanings
nounfoliature (usually uncountable, plural foliatures)
plural foliatures
- obsoleteuncountableusuallyFoliage; leafage.
It consisted of the conical cerveillere, superbly inlaid with gold foliature, […]
1832, The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, page 3102 more examples
They wreathed together a foliature of the fig-tree, and made themselves enwrapments.
1728, Samuel Shuckford, The Sacred and Profane History of the World[…] inlaid with polished steel, and overlaid with burnished brass, or bronze foliature, or scroll-work.
1853, John Holland, A Treatise on the Progressive Improvement & Present State of the Manufactures in Metal: Iron and steel, page 191
Origin
- Latinfoliatura“foliage”
- Englishfoliature
Latin foliatura (“foliage”).
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