folian.1
/ˈfəʊlɪə/, U.S. /ˈfoʊljə/, /ˈfoʊliə/ With plural agreement.
1. Botany. In Latin sense: Leaves (of a plant).
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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [noun] > leaves or foliage
shadec1000
leafOE
felourea1400
filourc1400
hair1551
leafage1599
foliage1601
umbrage1657
foliature1682
folia1730
greenery1826
leafery1834
feather1842
leafdom1856
leaf mass1857
greening1895
1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Folia, (in Botany) the leaves of plants and flowers, but more properly of plants.
1861 J. R. Greene Man. Animal Kingdom II. 191 Many species spread out in broad leaves or folia.
2. Laminæ or thin layers.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > a layer > [noun] > thin
lamina1656
rime1694
floathing1743
folia1794
flash1909
1794 R. Kirwan Elements Mineral. (ed. 2) I. 155 Fracture, undulatingly foliated, or the folia exceedingly thin.
1854 J. D. Hooker Himalayan Jrnls. I. xvii. 408 Zigzag folia of quartz.
1882 A. Geikie Text-bk. Geol. ii. ii. §3. 88 Wavy layers or folia.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
folian.2
/ˈfəʊlɪə/, /fəʊˈliːə/, U.S. /ˈfoʊljə/, /ˈfoʊliə/ A Spanish dance similar to the fandango. Also, music for such a dance.
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society > leisure > dancing > types of dance or dancing > Spanish dance or dancing > [noun] > specific dances
canary1592
zambra1672
seguidilla1763
bolero1787
folia1790
malagueña1810
guaracha1828
polo?1830
cachucha1841
romalis1841
ole1845
zapateado1845
jota1846
rondeña1853
jaleo1865
flamenco1896
tango1896
bulerias1918
paso doble1919
farruca1931
seguiriyas1967
1790 Coll. Voy. round World II. i. 413 The dances practised here are sarabands and folias.
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