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Foliation


FOLIA'TION, noun [Latin foliatio.]

1. In botany, the leafing of plants; vernation; the disposition of the nascent leaves within the bud.

2. The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf or foil

3. The act or operation of spreading foil over the back side of a mirror or looking-glass.