Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Having leaves: used frequently in composition: as, broad- leafed; thin-leafed, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; -- used in composition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
leaf . - adjective Having a
leaf or leaves; used mainly in combination with another word to form adjectives describing the number, form, colour, etc., of leaves.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word leafed.
Examples
-
Tod – Turned wood with a segment of its grain leafed in pure 24-karat gold:
-
Of the olive-tree two varieties are particularly distinguished: the long-leafed, which is cultivated in the south of France and in Italy; and the broad-leafed in Spain, which has its fruit much longer than that of the former kind.
-
She picked up a copy of InStyle and leafed through it.
Choker Elizabeth Woods 2011
-
An old-timer walked by, picked one up, leafed through its pages and said:
Childhood Factories Matt Dennison 2012
-
But it looked delectable in the pages of the magazines I leafed through, which invariably featured recipes and pointers for the "perfect" holiday table.
-
I picked up a magazine and leafed through the pages.
Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011
-
The Vancouver Winter Games are history now except for that montage — — star-spangled, or maybe maple-leafed, depending on your Olympic fealty.
-
Disheartened, she took home her plastic drinking cup and the small-leafed plant that adorned her desk.
Yoani Sanchez: New Year Brings More Layoffs in Cuba Yoani Sanchez 2011
-
When I leafed through this book, I actually thought it was a lot older than it is.
-
Disheartened, she took home her plastic drinking cup and the small-leafed plant that adorned her desk.
Yoani Sanchez: New Year Brings More Layoffs in Cuba Yoani Sanchez 2011
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.