Fo"li*age (?), n. [OF. foillage,
fueillage, F. feuillage, fr. OF. foille,
fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L.
folium. See 3d Foil, and cf. Foliation,
Filemot.]
1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or
arranged by nature; leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful
foliage.
2. A cluster of leaves, flowers, and
branches; especially, the representation of leaves, flowers, and
branches, in architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals,
friezes, pediments, etc.
Foliage plant (Bot.), any plant
cultivated for the beauty of its leaves, as many kinds of
Begonia and Coleus.
Fo"li*age (?), v. t. To adorn with
foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form into the representation
of leaves. [R.] Drummond.
