foliate

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Also included are a champagne swizzle stick and a metal-mounted foliate cocktail stick holder.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2023

They are normally described by art historians as foliate heads, and they are, essentially, a decorative trope.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2023

The works reference Art Nouveau’s mimicry of foliate forms — only, in this case, they’re literally composed of leaves.

From New York Times • Oct. 12, 2021

Lehman followed a formula in these portraits and foliate still lifes, but his strange deviations and distortions of space and the body keep the images fresh.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 28, 2016

High pillars with crocketed and foliate capitals supported the springing of the large irregular arches.

From Ypres and the Battles of Ypres by Unknown