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leaf-like

Definitions

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adjective resembling a leaf

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Examples

  • But in my memory, these things are illustrations sketched on cheap brown paper, turning to lint in some undisclosed pocket — along with my first dog's Jameson's limp, leaf-like ear, in the road in Las Vegas, his beige torso pancaked to the curb, and the Oldsmobile.

    A Fish Ivan R. 2011

  • When I held page D7 to the light " Art: Painting From Another Angle ," by Willard Spiegelman, May 18, I observed not only leaf-like shapes within Carlos Cruz-Diez's "Physichromie 174" but a far more substantial shape: Juwan Howard, the 6-foot-9 Miami Heat forward featured on the back page.

    There Are Many Ways To Appreciate Art 2011

  • The creative leaf-like pavilion was built for a private residence in order to be a part of the landscape, with everything that implies.

    Leaf by Lime Studio 2010

  • The idea behind this pendant lamp, which comes flat-packed and ready to customize, is simple: leaf-like petals surround a central fixture and can be moved and arranged to suit individual tastes and lighting strategies — fan the petals out completely for maximum illumination, or stagger for more shade.

    Jessica Mischner | Inhabitat 2009

  • Keegan's lyrical novella was originally a New Yorker short story, but it has gained greatly from this expansion: the narrative breathes along with the child slowly detaching from her cramped, impoverished home and starting to unfurl, leaf-like, in an atmosphere of attentiveness.

    Foster, by Claire Keegan – review Chris Ross 2010

  • The ceremony kicked off with a small boy floating down from the sky on a leaf-like carriage lit in green.

    Asian Games Opening Ceremony 2010 (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The ceremony kicked off with a small boy floating down from the sky on a leaf-like carriage lit in green.

    Asian Games Opening Ceremony 2010 (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The ceremony kicked off with a small boy floating down from the sky on a leaf-like carriage lit in green.

    Asian Games Opening Ceremony 2010 (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010

  • The ceremony kicked off with a small boy floating down from the sky on a leaf-like carriage lit in green.

    Asian Games Opening Ceremony 2010 (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post/AP 2010

  • The ceremony kicked off with a small boy floating down from the sky on a leaf-like carriage lit in green.

    Asian Games Opening Ceremony 2010 (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post/AP 2010

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