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leafwork

leafwork noun: any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage.

Noun

leafwork (countable and uncountable, plural leafworks)

  1. Any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage
    • The legs are of the heavy bulbous type common at this time, turned in the cup and cover form, and carved with nullings and acanthus leafwork.2013, Charles H. Hayward, English Furniture at a Glance

Forms of leafwork

pluralleafworks

Origin of leafwork

From leaf + work. Compare Dutch loofwerk, German Laubwerk.

Questions about leafwork

What does leafwork mean?
Leafwork means any design or structure resembling leaves or the pattern of leaves; foliage.
What part of speech is leafwork?
Leafwork is a noun.
What is the plural of leafwork?
The plural of leafwork is leafworks.

Words near leafwork in the dictionary

  1. leafule
  2. leafules
  3. leafwing
  4. leafwings
  5. leafwise
  6. leafwork
  7. leafworker
  8. leafworkers
  9. leafworks
  10. leafworm
  11. leafworms

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