foliated

Examples

• All

• The cathedral's windows featured foliated tracery typical of Gothic architecture.

• The furniture was expertly carved, displaying foliated designs along the edges.

• The foliated designs on the building are stunning.

• I love the foliated patterns in this artwork.

• Each column was topped with a foliated capital adorned with intricate leaf patterns.

• The cathedral's windows featured foliated tracery typical of Gothic architecture.

• The furniture was expertly carved, displaying foliated designs along the edges.

Synonyms

S

sculptured

vsfoliated

2 5.7

Carved or shaped with careful design and fine detail

focuses specifically on leaf ornamentation rather than on being carved or molded

F

filigreed

vsfoliated

2 8.5

Thin, detailed patterns like fine metalwork or lace cover the surface

uses leaf or foliage motifs rather than lace-like metal patterning

S

sprigged

vsfoliated

1 7.2

With a pattern of small leaves or flowers

is broader decoration using leaf forms rather than tiny repeated sprigs

L

leaflike

vsfoliated

1 4.3

Having the shape or look of a leaf

is decoration using leaf motifs rather than mere similarity in shape

F

foliate

vsfoliated

1 8.4

Decorated with leaf shapes often used in art or buildings

is the same decoration but expressed in the -ed adjectival form

F

foliaceous

vsfoliated

• Specialized

9.9

Having many leaves or looking like leaves on plants

describes decorative leaf representations, not actual many-leaved natural growth

Antonyms

P

plain

33 2.5

Not attractive to look at

U

unadorned

7 5.1

Plain in appearance with no decoration

How Leafy

foliated

1 8.1

decorated

51 2.7

plain

33 2.5

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology