Dictionary
leaf
Pronunciation: (lēf), [key]
—n., pl. leavesPronunciation: (lēvz), [key]
—v.
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n.
1. one of the expanded, usually green organs borne by the stem of a plant.
2. any similar or corresponding lateral outgrowth of a stem.
3. a petal:
a rose leaf.
4. leaves collectively; foliage.
5. Bibliog.a unit generally comprising two printed, blank, or illustrated pages of a book, one on each side.
6. a thin sheet of metal:
silver leaf.
7. a lamina or layer.
8. a sliding, hinged, or detachable flat part, as of a door or tabletop.
9. a section of a drawbridge.
10. a single strip of metal in a leaf spring.
11. a tooth of a small gear wheel, as of a pinion.
12. See
leaf fat.
13. Textiles.shaft (def. 14).
14. in leaf, covered with foliage; having leaves:
the pale green tint of the woods newly in leaf.
15. take a leaf out of or from someone's book, to follow someone's example; imitate:
Some countries that took a leaf out of American industry's book are now doing very well for themselves.
16. turn over a new leaf, to begin anew; make a fresh start:
Every New Year's we make resolutions to turn over a new leaf.
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v.i.
1. to put forth leaves.
2. to turn pages, esp. quickly (usually fol. by
through):
to leaf through a book.
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v.t.
to thumb or turn, as the pages of a book or magazine, in a casual or cursory inspection of the contents.
Leaf
Pronunciation: (lēf), [key]—
n.
Mun•ro Pronunciation: (mun-rō'), [key] 1905–76, U.S. author and illustrator of books for children.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
