leafenadj.

Brit.

/ˈliːf(ə)n/, U.S.

/ˈlif(ə)n/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leaf n.¹, -en suffix⁴.

Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + -en suffix⁴. Compare earlier leafy adj.With leafen gold in quot. 1746 compare earlier leaf gold n. 1.

Chiefly literary.

= leafy adj. (in various senses); esp. made or consisting of leaves.† leafen gold n. Obsolete rare = leaf gold n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adjective] > leaf-like

foliaceous1658

foliate1658

leafen1746

phylliform1848

phyllomorphous1849

phylloid1858

phylloideous1866

foliiform1880

phylloidal1888

1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 57 in Medit. among Tombs This reddens into blood in the Veins of the Mulberry, and attenuates itself into leafen Gold to create a Covering for the Quince.

1847 H. Melville Typee xxiii. 185 Fruits of various kinds were likewise suspended in leafen baskets.

1881 Trans. Dept. Agric. State Illinois 1880 18 156 The caterpillars..live in portable or stationery leafen or silken cases or tubes.

1909 D. A. Mackenzie Elves & Heroes 14 Gold-hilted, and of keen bronze made In leafen shape.

1945 Poetry 65 305 His head so tangled with leafen trophy.

1997 J. D. Harris Dream Stories (D.A. diss. State Univ. New York at Albany) 28 Shadow placed the pieces of the pot onto her leafen quilt.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leafen
释义	leafenadj. Brit. /ˈliːf(ə)n/, U.S. /ˈlif(ə)n/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: leaf n.¹, -en suffix⁴. Etymology: < leaf n.¹ + -en suffix⁴. Compare earlier leafy adj.With leafen gold in quot. 1746 compare earlier leaf gold n. 1. Chiefly literary. = leafy adj. (in various senses); esp. made or consisting of leaves.† leafen gold n. Obsolete rare = leaf gold n. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > part of plant > leaf > [adjective] > leaf-like foliaceous1658 foliate1658 leafen1746 phylliform1848 phyllomorphous1849 phylloid1858 phylloideous1866 foliiform1880 phylloidal1888 1746 J. Hervey Refl. Flower-garden 57 in Medit. among Tombs This reddens into blood in the Veins of the Mulberry, and attenuates itself into leafen Gold to create a Covering for the Quince. 1847 H. Melville Typee xxiii. 185 Fruits of various kinds were likewise suspended in leafen baskets. 1881 Trans. Dept. Agric. State Illinois 1880 18 156 The caterpillars..live in portable or stationery leafen or silken cases or tubes. 1909 D. A. Mackenzie Elves & Heroes 14 Gold-hilted, and of keen bronze made In leafen shape. 1945 Poetry 65 305 His head so tangled with leafen trophy. 1997 J. D. Harris Dream Stories (D.A. diss. State Univ. New York at Albany) 28 Shadow placed the pieces of the pot onto her leafen quilt. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1746
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