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foliage
[foliage 词源字典]
foliage:
see
foil
[foliage etymology, foliage origin, 英语词源]
foliage (n.)
mid-15c., "representation of leaves or branches" (as an ornamental design), from Middle French
feuillage
, from Old French
feuille
"leaf, foliage" (see
foil
(n.)). The form has altered 17c. by influence of Latin
folium
or its derivatives in English.