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Definition of Folious
1. a. Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial.
Definition of Folious
1. Adjective. Like a leaf; thin; insubstantial. ¹
2. Adjective. (botany) foliose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Folious
1. foliose [adj] - See also: foliose
Medical Definition of Folious
1.
1. Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial.
2.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Folious
Literary usage of Folious
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Monograph of the British Spongiadæ by James Scott Bowerbank (1874)
"Sponge sessile, basal portion comparatively large and spreading; elevated portion
folious; surface smooth. Oscula and pores inconspicuous. ..."
2. Dyce Collection: A Catalogue of the Printed Books and Manuscripts Bequeathed by South Kensington Museum Dyce Collection, John Forster (1875)
"folious Appearances. A Consideration on cur Ways 'of Lettering Books. 4to. Lond.
1854. 3782 FOLLY. Folly. A Poem. By the author of The Female Rake. Fol. ..."
3. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1881)
"An account of him has been given in a former volume of “ N. & Q” “ We declare in
a common way and loudly its name by scribing it on the back “ (folious ..."
4. Religio Medici: A Letter to a Friend, Christian Morals, Urn-burial, and by Sir Thomas Browne, James Thomas Fields (1862)
"... obtrude them as Sibyls' leaves; which after considerations may find to be but
folious appearances, and not the central and vital interiors of truth. IV. ..."
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