maple leaf

noun

the national emblem of Canada.

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Words nearby maple leaf

maple butter, maple family, maple grove, maple heights, maple honey, maple leaf, maple sugar, maple syrup, maple syrup urine disease, maple-leaved viburnum, maplewood

Definition for maple leaf (2 of 2)

Maple Leaf

noun

a one-ounce gold coin of Canada showing a maple leaf on the reverse: traded for investment or as a collector's item.

Example sentences from the Web for maple leaf

Little Gray Squirrel, crying into his maple-leaf handkerchief as though his very heart would break!
Father Thrift and His Animal Friends|Joseph Charles Sindelar
I can get a kiss for a maple-leaf, and a wife by giving a nod.
John Brown|Captain R. W. Campbell
The first change of the maple-leaf is to scarlet; the next, to yellow.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866|Various
The pattern here is laid on a maple-leaf ready to cut out a leaf for the water-lily.
Mother Nature's Toy-Shop|Lina Beard

So when the Maple-leaf looked down, she smiled up at him and said, "Good-morning."
The Story Hour|Nora A. Smith

British Dictionary definitions for maple leaf

Maple Leaf

noun

the Maple Leaf the national flag of Canada, consisting of a representation of a maple leaf in red on a white central panel with a vertical red bar on either side

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