Both Uses of
foliage
in
Frankenstein - 1831 version
- I gradually saw plainly the clear stream that supplied me with drink and the trees that shaded me with their foliage.†
p. 106.5 *foliage = plant leaves
- Look at that castle which overhangs yon precipice; and that also on the island, almost concealed amongst the foliage of those lovely trees; and now that group of labourers coming from among their vines; and that village half hid in the recess of the mountain.†
p. 161.2
Definitions:
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(1)
(foliage) plant leaves
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much less commonly, foliage can reference architectural ornament consisting of leaves and the stems to which they are attached.