foliature

[ foh-lee-uh-cher ]

noun

1. a cluster of leaves; foliage.

Word History and Origins

Origin of foliature¹

First recorded in 1670–80, foliature is from the Late Latin word foliātūra foliage. See foliate, -ure

Example Sentences

As for the woorthie and excellent manner of glasing the gallerie without the pallace, the conspitious porche, the manner of building, the arched seeling aboue head, beautified and adorned with foliature and other lineaments of pure gould and asuer couler and excellent painting that whatsoeuer I had seene before I made finall acount of, as not worthie of remembrance.

From Project Gutenberg

Betwixt the gracylament of the foote and the cuppe, it was knitte together with a handle of inestimable workemanship, and in lyke manner the foote and the bowle were of an excellent anaglyphie of foliature, monsters and byformed Scyllules, so exquisitely expressed, as could be imbossed, chased, or ingrauen by proportionate circulation.

From Project Gutenberg

In euery angular part did sit a Harpie with both her winges extended and stretched vp to the breadth of a higher vessell, standing vp vppon the middest of the measured quadrangule, coronized at the extreme and vpper parts, and beautified with chanelling and foliature, circumuesting the lower part.

From Project Gutenberg

The reste of the partes of the Dragonnes, for the moderate deepenesse of the vessell did grow on, vntill all met together, transforming the extreame partes of their tailes into an antique foliature making a beautifull illygament with the arule or foote set vnder the three images without any deforming hinderance 47 to the hollownesse of the precious vessell.

From Project Gutenberg

And vppon the foure corners, were fastned foure coppies, inuersed, and the mouth lying vpward 86 Z2 vpon the proiect corner of the Coronice, full of fruites and flowers cut of precious stones, as it were growing out of a foliature of golde.

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