† frondosityn.
Obsolete.
1. Leafiness.
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the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [noun] > leafiness
leaviness1598
leafiness1627
frondosity1656
frondoseness1727
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Frondosity, leaviness, or aptness to bear leaves.
1772 T. Nugent tr. J. F. de Isla Hist. Friar Gerund I. 330 In the frondosity of a pleasant meadow.
2. (See quot. 1658.)
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > [noun] > architrave ornament
frondosity1658
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Frondosity, a flourishing with green leaves, being just under the architrave.
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