Foliate

v. t. [imp. & p. p. FOLIATED; p. pr. & vb. n. FOLIATING.] [L. Lat. foliare, foliātum, to put forth leaves, from Lat. folium, leaf; Pr. folhar, It. fogliare.]

1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate or lamina. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver; as, to foliate a looking-glass.