Both Uses of
foliage
in
Tess of the d'Urbervilles
- Under foot the leaves were dry, and the foliage of some holly bushes which grew among the deciduous trees was dense enough to keep off draughts.†
Chpt 5 *foliage = plant leaves
- It was as yet too early in the year for much colour to appear in the gardens and foliage; the so-called spring was but winter overlaid with a thin coat of greenness, and it was of a parcel with his expectations.†
Chpt 7
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.