单词 | foliation |
释义 | foliationn. 1. a. The leafing (of a plant); the process of bursting into leaf; the state of being in leaf. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [noun] > action of putting forth leaves leafing1610 foliation1623 frondescence1841 leaf birth1887 the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > plant defined by leaves > [noun] > state of being in leaf or without leaves foliation1795 leaflessness1818 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Foliacion, budding of the leaues. 1779 W. Mason Eng. Garden iii. 221 Plants..rul'd by Foliation's different law. 1795 Gentleman's Mag. 65 540/1 Between total denudation and perfect foliation the rind..of various trees exhibits various tints. 1864 in Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. b. concrete. †(a) Something resembling a leaf; (b) a leaf-like process. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [noun] > part analogous to leaf foliation1658 phylloid1872 phyllidium1890 1658 Sir T. Browne Garden of Cyrus iii, in Hydriotaphia: Urne-buriall 126 Thus are also disposed the triangular foliations, in the conicall fruit of the firre tree. 1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 55 Variously shaped and grotesque membranous foliations. 2. Botany. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > reproductive part(s) > flower or part containing reproductive organs > [noun] > parts of > petal > petals or corolla bella1616 foliation1672 wrapper1718 pavilion1731 corolla1753 wreath1760 corol1791 1672 N. Grew Anat. Veg. v. 129 The Flower. The general Parts whereof are most commonly three; sc. the Empalement, the Foliation, and the Attire. 1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 48 in Medit. among Tombs Thou wilt not find a Rival in the Feathers of a Peacock, or the Foliation of a Tulip. b. The formation or arrangement of leaves in the bud; = vernation n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [noun] > vernation or arrangement in the bud foliation1785 vernation1793 prefoliation1829 circination1857 1785 T. Martyn tr. J.-J. Rousseau Lett. Elements Bot. xxxi. 485 The foliation, or different folding of the leaves before they are expanded. 1835 in J. Lindley Introd. Bot. (1848) I. 176. 1845 J. Lindley School Bot. (1858) iv. 25 Flowers regular, with.. gyrate foliation. 3. The action or process of beating (metal) into foil. ΚΠ 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Foliation, the act of beating into thin leaves. 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts. 4. Geology. The process and the property of splitting up into leaf-like layers; also the laminæ or plates into which crystalline rocks are divided. ΚΠ 1849 C. Darwin in J. F. W. Herschel Man. Sci. Enq. (Lords Commissioners Admiralty) 175 The foliation of the metamorphic schists..is intimately connected with the cleavage of homogeneous slaty rocks. 1876 D. Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. (ed. 6) viii. 159 Contortions and foliations among the gneiss and mica-schists. 5. a. Architecture. Ornamentation with foils; tracery consisting chiefly of small arcs or foils. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > ornamentation by foils foliation1815 foiling1849 society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > architecture > architectural ornament > [noun] > foliage crop1480 festoon1652 foliation1815 stiff-leaf1851 1815 T. Rickman in J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art I. 132 The parts of tracery are ornamented with small arches and points, which is called feathering, or foliation. 1849 E. A. Freeman Hist. Archit. 280 Foliations hanging free like lace-work. 1853 J. Ruskin Stones of Venice II. vi. 222 Foliation..is..the easiest method of decoration which Gothic architecture possesses. b. An arrangement of foliage. ΚΠ 1875 J. H. Pollen Anc. & Mod. Furnit. 85 Figured sculpture..in the form of..acanthus foliations. 6. The consecutive numbering of the folios (or leaves) of a book or MS. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > leaves or pages of book > [noun] > numbering of leaves or pages discounting1655 paging1774 pagination1794 foliation1846 folioing1858 the world > relative properties > number > enumeration, reckoning, or calculation > [noun] > assigning numbers to things > numbering pages of book paging1774 pagination1794 foliation1846 folioing1858 1846 W. Maskell Monumenta Ritualia Ecclesiae Anglicanae II. p. xxiii These..beginning with fresh signatures, and foliation, may be mistaken for perfect books. 1885 C. Plummer Fortescue's Governance of Eng. (rev. ed.) Introd. 88 Monarchia occupies ff. 172–194 according to the old foliation. 7. The action or process of applying foil to glass. ΚΠ 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1897; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1623 |
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