leafage
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of leafage
Example Sentences
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Part of the message, written on two, scrunched-up translucent sheets of paper, read: “Bismark Omit leafage buck bank / Paul Ramify loamy event false new event.”
From New York Times • Jan. 8, 2024
It wouldn't fix the world's troubles if places started using a little less leafage on sandwiches, but every little bit helps.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2022
But if religion is to have its full value as a 'last resort' in times of peril or affliction, it must have deep rootage, broad leafage and ample fruitage in the normal circumstances of life.
From Time Magazine Archive
"The feminine face needs leafage," Colette used to say, and regardless of fashion, she wore her hair pulled down over her forehead.
From Time Magazine Archive
Then by an avenue of spring leafage, shot with sunlight and sweet with the smell of spruce and deep leaf mold, they entered the great forest where, a mile or so beyond, lay the Lodge.
From The Lucky Piece A Tale of the North Woods by Paine, Albert Bigelow
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