infoliate

English

Etymology

From in- (“in”) +‎ Latin folium (“leaf”).

Verb

infoliate (third-person singular simple present infoliates, present participle infoliating, simple past and past participle infoliated)

1. (transitive) To cover or spread with, or as if with, leaves.
   • 1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC:

     Long may his fruitfull Vine infoliate and clasp about him with embracements of Princely love

Adjective

infoliate (not comparable)

1. infoliated

References

“infoliate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.