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leaved

American  
[leevd] / livd /

adjective

  1. having leaves; leafed.


leaved British  
/ liːvd /

adjective

    1. having a leaf or leaves; leafed

    2. ( in combination )

      a five-leaved stem

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of leaved

First recorded in 1200–50, leaved is from the Middle English word leved. See leave 3, -ed 2

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A Generation Gap Cleaved Apart With Hockey Sticks "The field hockey stick is not among the weapons that the Mumbai police force issues its officers," Manu Joseph in The International Herald Tribune.

From New York Times • Jun. 21, 2012

A Generation Gap Cleaved Apart With Hockey Sticks The field hockey stick is not among the weapons that the Mumbai police force issues its officers.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2012

Rapid grew that fish, O raja—tended with such duteous care, Cleaved to him the heart of Manu—as to a beloved son.

From Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems by Milman, Henry Hart

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