Emily Dickinson Lexicon

FO-LI-A'TION, n. [L. foliatio.]

1. In botany, the leafing of plants; vernation; the disposition of the nascent leaves within the bud. Martyn.
2. The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf or foil.
3. The act or operation of spreading foil over the back side of a mirror or looking-glass.