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View synonyms for foliage

foliage

[ foh-lee-ij ]

noun

  1. the leaves of a plant, collectively; leafage.
  2. leaves in general.
  3. the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches in painting, architectural ornament, etc.


foliage

/ ˈfəʊlɪɪdʒ /

noun

  1. the green leaves of a plant
  2. sprays of leaves used for decoration
  3. an ornamental leaflike design
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˈfoliaged, adjective
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Other Words From

  • foli·aged adjective
  • un·foli·aged adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foliage1

1400–50; late Middle English foilage < Middle French fueillage, foillage, derivative of feuille leaf; influenced by Latin folium folium. See foil 2, -age
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Word History and Origins

Origin of foliage1

C15: from Old French fuellage , from fuelle leaf; influenced in form by Latin folium
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Example Sentences

Bonnett remembers that as a kid in London, he and his brother would construct little hideouts under the foliage.

Think Brooklyn, with better foliage and much better manners.

A silverback is munching contently and endlessly on foliage.

Why should certain chords in music make me think of the brown and golden tints of autumn foliage?

The route is dense with foliage, all splashed in vivid hues of burgundy, gold, and amber.

This will often save the foliage from drying up, a happening which makes the plants rather unsightly.

Of course, most specimens are probably taken up in the summer when the handsome foliage attracts the eye.

Out of the darkening sky rang the twanging call of a night-hawk, and the cluck of a dozing hen sounded from the foliage overhead.

But the fronds of a palm-tree in the wind produce a noise that is unlike the rustle of any other foliage in the world.

Tom jumped behind a bush, and as they passed tried to fire, but the foliage was so dense that he failed to get a good aim.

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