- leafed
- adjective Date: 1552 leaved
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
leafed
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Leafed — Leafed, a. Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; used in composition; as, broad leafed; four leafed. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-leafed — leafed, leaved Both forms are in use in combinations such as broad leafed/ leaved and four leafed/ leaved, but there is a preference for leaved in current use … Modern English usage
leafed — /lift/ (say leeft) verb Also, leaved. 1. past participle of leaf. –adjective 2. → leaved. 3. (as second element in a compound adjective) a. covered with leaf (def. 6): gold leafed. b. having an often …
leafed — adjective having leaves or leaves as specified; often used in combination a fully leafed tree broad leafed four leaved clover • Syn: ↑leaved • Similar to: ↑leafy … Useful english dictionary
Leafed — Leaf Leaf, Leaf out Leaf out(l[=e]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leafed} (l[=e]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leafing}.] To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the trees leaf in May. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
leafed — leaf ► NOUN (pl. leaves) 1) a flattened, typically green, structure of a plant, that is attached to a stem and is the chief site of photosynthesis and transpiration. 2) the state of having leaves: the trees were in leaf. 3) a single thickness of… … English terms dictionary
leafed — /leeft/, adj. having leaves; leaved. [1545 55; LEAF + ED3] * * * … Universalium
leafed — adjective Having a leaf or leaves; used mainly in combination with another word to form adjectives describing the number, form, colour, etc., of leaves. Syn: leaved … Wiktionary
-leafed — see leaved … English dictionary
leafed — adj. having leaves, leafy, leaf covered lɪËf n. flat and usually green structure attached to the stem or branch of a plant; foliage; petal; state of having leaves; page; layer; thin sheet of metal (especially gold or silver); hinged or movable… … English contemporary dictionary
