Fo"li*age (?), v. t. To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into
the representation of leaves. [R.]
Drummond.
Fo"li*age (?), n. [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF.
foille, fueille, fueil, F.
feulle, leaf, L. folium. See 3d Foil, and cf. Foliation, Filemot.]
1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature; leafage; as, a
tree or forest of beautiful foliage.
2. A cluster of
leaves, flowers, and branches;
especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals, friezes, pediments, etc.
Foliage plant
(Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty of
its leaves, as many kinds of
Begonia and Coleus.
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