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
What can be worse than festoons of leafage, like so many sausages, painted upon a ceiling, with griffins, small framed pictures, impossible flowers, and feeble ornament, all with fictitious light and shade?
From Principles of Decorative Design Fourth Edition by Dresser, Christopher
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