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foliaceous 1. having the appearance of the leaf of a plant 2. bearing leaves or leaflike structures 3. Geology (of certain rocks, esp schists) consisting of thin layers; foliated How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Foliate and organic interlace designs, as seen here, visually reinforce this idea of the cross as a life-giving force. Mystery of Generation (1987), a simple but extremely compelling print, is a narrow vertical strip containing three images: an ancient woman's face, pensive and troubled; a bird-headed child, curled and upside-down as if in the womb (or the egg); and the Green Man, the foliate head of Celtic tradition, prepatriarchal man. Much more than in any previous version, we can sense the March girls growing as the trees foliate, defoliate, and flourish again. |
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