| 单词 | leaf work |
| 释义 | > as lemmasleaf work leaf work n. ornamental work made to resemble a leaf or leaves, or having a pattern of leaves. [Compare Middle Dutch loofwerc (Dutch loofwerk ), Middle Low German lōfwerk , German Laubwerk (16th cent.) and also Middle French, French feuillage (mid 14th cent.: see foliage n.). Compare foliage n. 2.] ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > ornamental art and craft > pattern or design > [noun] > foliage maple leaf1394 vinea1400 vinet1412 traila1423 garlandc1524 foilery1527 wreath?1586 leaf work1592 foliage1598 sprig1613 branching1652 leafage1658 leafing1688 acanthus leaf1703 feuillage1714 sprigging1775 foliature1814 pampre1842 palmette1850 vine-scroll1886 olive acanthus1888 foliage-border1891 branched work- 1592 R. Dallington tr. F. Colonna Hypnerotomachia f. 59 An old fashioned vessell of pure gold.., full of curious workmanshippe and leafe worke [It. pieno di miraueglioso artificio defrondato]. 1724 Persian Cromwell viii. 190 The Anti-chamber..is adorn'd within with Painting in Relievo, and a great deal of Leaf work. 1841 H. W. Longfellow Children Lord's Supper 33 Bright-curling tresses of angels Peeped..from out of the shadowy leaf-work. 1937 Burlington Mag. Aug. 69/1 Decorated with the famous leafwork. 2013 A. Peters Ship Decoration 194/1 Two had a length of 6 feet with a width of 3 feet, decorated with palm branches and leaf work. < as lemmas |
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