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Foliated (Adjective)

Ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital".

Relational adjectives (pertainyms).

The foliated capital was intricately carved with acanthus leaves that curved outward in delicate, naturalistic detail.
Medieval manuscript pages were often illustrated with foliated borders that wound their way around the edges of the text.
Foliated woodcarvings, polished to a rich brown patina, adorned the altarpiece, where depictions of angels seemed to grow from the twisted tendrils of vine and foliage.
At Chartres, many of the delicate rose windows display beautiful foliated shapes and compositions of high decorative power.
Under magnification, scientists studied the exquisite, delicate texture of foliated peacock rock crystals as examples of peculiar symmetry and visual wonders of natural origins.

(especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata.

All adjective clusters.

The geologist carefully examined the foliated rock sample, noting the thin layers of mica and quartz that characterized its structure.
The mountain range was composed of foliated rock, with visible bands of gneiss and schist that testified to the intense tectonic forces that had shaped the landscape.
The metamorphic rock was highly foliated, with individual layers of mineral crystals that had been compressed and flattened over millions of years.
As the erosive forces of the river wore away the soil, they exposed the underlying foliated rock, revealing a complex pattern of strata.
The foliated structure of the rock gave it a distinctive appearance, with shiny layers of mica creating a metallic sheen that caught the light.