Cover afforded by the interposition of some opaque or semi-opaque body between an object and light, heat, etc.; esp. the shelter from the sun…
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释义 | the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [noun] > leaves or foliage (17) shadec1000 Cover afforded by the interposition of some opaque or semi-opaque body between an object and light, heat, etc.; esp. the shelter from the sun… leafOE The foliage of a plant or tree; leaves collectively. Now chiefly as in (full) leaf: the state or condition of having a full complement of leaves… felourea1400 Foliage. filourc1400 A tool for sharpening steel; a hone, a whetstone. hair1551 transferred. In names of plants having foliage fancifully likened to hair: as Isis hair, Lady's hair n. at lady, n. compounds 3c, maidenhair, n., V… leafage1599 Leaves collectively; foliage. foliage1601 The leaves (of a plant or tree) collectively; leafage. umbrage1657 The foliage of trees, etc., affording shade. foliature1682 A cluster of leaves; foliage. folia1730 Botany. In Latin sense: Leaves (of a plant). greenery1826 Green branches or leaves used for decoration. Also (rarely) in plural. Cf. green, n.1 2d. leafery1834 Leaves collectively; foliage. feather1842 collective. Plumage; also transferred (of plants); and in figurative sense: Attire, ‘get-up’. all fowls in feather = birds of all feather. leafdom1856 Foliage, esp. when viewed as constituting a world of its own. Also in figurative contexts. leaf mass1857 a dense growth of leaves. greening1895 = greenery, n. 3. Obsolete. rare. Subcategories:— of young plants (1) |
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