foliage
English
Alternative forms
- (archaic, dialectal, nonstandard) foilage
Etymology
From earlier foilage, from Late Middle English ffoylage, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle French feuillage. The more recent form is influenced by the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin etymon folium.
Pronunciation
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- Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˈfoʊliɪdʒ/
Noun
foliage (countable and uncountable, plural foliages)
- The leaves of plants.
- Template:RQ:Chmbrs YngrSt
- Breezes blowing from beds of iris quickened her breath with their perfume; she saw the tufted lilacs sway in the wind, and the streamers of mauve-tinted wistaria swinging, all a-glisten with golden bees; she saw a crimson cardinal winging through the foliage, and amorous tanagers flashing like scarlet flames athwart the pines.
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- (short for) Fall foliage.
- An architectural ornament representing foliage.
Translations
the leaves of plants
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fall foliage — see autumn foliage
an architectural ornament
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